The Athenaeum Liverpool

Meet The President
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Athenaeum Liverpool, Church Alley, Liverpool, L1 3DD, United Kingdom
Join us on Wednesday 20th October, for a special reception to welcome our new President, The Reverend Canon Dr Crispin Pailing, into office.
This is a great opportunity to meet our new President as well as other members, as you enjoy some first class Athenaeum hospitality with a champagne reception and buffet, courtesy of your Club. The reception and buffet will commence at 7:30pm.
There is no charge for this event, but it would be helpful if people could book tickets in the usual way so that we can gauge numbers.

'The Outsiders', James Corbett & Roger Phillips
2021-10-21 18:00 - 23:00
Members and guests are invited to attend a special live interview and supper with Proprietors James Corbett and Roger Phillips.
Broadcaster Roger Phillips will be interviewing author James Corbett about his debut novel ‘The Outsiders’, which has been longlisted for the 2022 Portico Prize.
Reserve your tickets now and receive a copy on the night!
Liverpool 1981. As the city burns during inner city riots, Paul meets two people who will change his life: Nadezhda, an elusive poet who has fallen out of fashion; and her daughter Sarah, with whom he shares an instant connection. As the summer reaches its climax his feelings for both are tested amidst secrets, lies and the unravelling of Nadezhda’s past. It is an experience that will define the rest of his life. The Outsiders moves from early-80s Liverpool, via Nadezhda’s clandestine background in war-torn Europe, through to the present day, taking in the global and local events that shape all three characters. In a powerful story of hidden histories, lost loves and painful truths ambitiously told against the backdrop of Liverpool’s fall and rise, James Corbett’s enthralling debut novel explores the complexities of human history and how individual perspectives of the past shape everyone’s present.

Supper will follow the event in the Dining Room.

You can book your tickets now via the Members’ Area, or alternatively by contacting the office on 0151 709 7770/reception@theathenaeum.org.uk.

The Literature Group
2021-11-02 14:00 - 15:30
The Literature Group meets in the Library at 2:00pm on the first Tuesday of the month.

Jutta Hesketh on the short story. Jutta asks ‘ Has the art of the short story in the English Language changed in he las 150 years?’
Jutta will refer to a wide range of writers . A list is attached.

Turning Ideas Into Business - A Seminar
2021-11-10 18:00 - 19:00
Innovation has something we have been good at for a long time: Sir Isaac Newton invented the first working reflecting telescope in 1668, The first navigable submarine was designed by William Bourne in 1620, and Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine in 1798 – something that is topical today.
Charles Babbage proposed the idea for a Difference Engine, an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions in 1822. The jet engine was patented by Sir Frank Whittle in 1930. The cash machine and personal identification number system was patented by James Goodfellow in 1966, just to name a few particularly important landmark innovations that still impact our world today.
In today’s world if your business is, a Start-Up, a Stay-Up or Grown-Up creating the best possible version of your business idea does not happen by chance. It happens because you work through a thoughtful process, turning your idea into a practical and investible business opportunity.
It is difficult and the numbers speak for themselves.
Using any benchmark, the success rate for Innovation, which is turning an innovative idea into a profitable business are not good. According to CB insights, in the UK 42% of start-up businesses fail because there is no market need for their services or products.
To launch a start-up means to risk a high failure rate, 20% of businesses fail in their first year and around 60% will go bankrupt within their first three years.
The challenge for most innovators and entrepreneurs is that they lack the in-depth knowledge and skills to shape well-rounded business ideas. Neither do they have access to a rigorous, structured development process to formulate their business ideas which has a feedback and refinement system to perfect and confirm their ideas.
As an Innovator, Entrepreneur or Investor managing risk, improving productivity, creating competitive advantage, improving cashflow are all key elements for successful value generation and building a successful enterprise.
None of this is achievable without validated and verified business ideas.
The seminar will introduce you to the Design Works framework and Vuka Works and explore how they provide a structured approach building better business ideas.
The Design Works Framework is a collaborative, human-centred approach to shaping enterprise strategy, generating new ways to bring value to the market and designing the enterprise to support and accelerate sustained value creation.
Vuka Works is a scalable digital interactive platform that equips people with ideas to design and refine an investible, sustainable business project or venture. Vuka Works was designed to increase the odds of success for innovators and entrepreneurs. The aim is to contribute to the pipeline of value-creating projects and ventures, to improve the return on time, money, and energy for everyone in the value-creation process.
Book your place on this free seminar now via the Members’ Area or through reception.

Ladies Lunch - 25 Years of Lady Proprietors
2021-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
‘25 Years of Lady Proprietors ’
It is 25 years since ladies first became full proprietors of the Athenaeum.
In order to mark this milestone, Past Presidents, Hilary Gatenby and Gaynor Bresnen, invite all Lady Proprietors and Associates to join them for lunch on Monday 29th November 2021 at the Athenaeum.
Join us and our special guests, Dame Lorna Muirhead and Lady Indira Maddison, and take this opportunity to meet other lady proprietors and associates and enjoy good food and company.
Tickets are priced at £20 each
We will gather in the Library from 12.30pm for drinks and canapes and then proceed to the dining room for lunch at 1.00pm
Menu
Main Course
Poached Lemon Sole, Salmon Mousseline, Veronique Sauce
Buttered New Potatoes, Petit Pois
Or
Baked Courgette (v), Garlic, Spinach and Brie,
Toasted Almonds, Buttered New Potatoes, Petit Pois
Dessert
Lemon Pavlova with Frosted Berries
Tea or Coffee
After lunch Lady Indira Maddison will unveil a painting of the Athenaeum commissioned by Past President Sir David Maddison.
We will then return to the library reading room for tea or coffee

If you would like to join us please let reception know either by
e-mail: reception@theathenaeum.org.uk
Telephone: 0151 709 7770 Or in person.
When booking can you let reception know if you prefer the vegetarian lunch option

Friday Evening Dining
2021-11-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-11-26 18:30 - 20:00
The Dining Room is open for Members to enjoy on a Friday evening with service taking place from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Book your place now via reception.
reception@theathenaeum.org.uk / 0151 709 7770

School Debates
2021-11-23 10:00 - 12:00
We are pleased to announce the return of the School Debates to the Athenaeum.
This will be the first in the eighth season of Athenaeum debates where six schools will come to the Athenaeum to join in debate on current social issues.
For these debates we will have 8 to 10 year old students attending and there will be further session in January for year 10 secondary school children
There will be four propositions for debate which will be circulated later. In the meantime please put the date in your diary and come along to support these young people for what is always an enjoyable morning
All Proprietors are welcome to attend and are invited to join in the Debates

Library & Archives Group
2021-11-25 17:30 - 19:30
Incunabula – Early Printed Books in The Athenaeum
By Martin Kay
The next meeting of the Library & Archives Group takes place on Thursday 25th November in the Library Reading Room at 5:30pm, and is followed by a supper after the talk.
You can book your place at the talk and supper (£15 per person) via the Members’ Area or through reception.

Athenaeum Film Night - The Maggie
2021-11-30 18:30 - 22:00
Athenaeum Film Nights return with another classic film showing.
We begin about 6.30pm 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 1 Course Supper will be served before Tea, coffee & mints with Sweeties available during the film.
This month’s film is…. THE MAGGIE

Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas), a wealthy American, plans to surprise his wife with a summer residence in the British Isles. Arrogantly certain that he can make a shrewd deal, he charters a small, rundown transport boat, “The Maggie,” to carry his furnishings to the new property. Pilot Capt. McTaggert (Alex Mackenzie) desperately needs the job to save his boat — but he and the crew of two men and a boy nevertheless plan to get the most out of Marshall on their most unorthodox journey.

Film Interest Group - The Miracle Worker
2021-12-01 14:00 - 16:00
Our next classic film shown via the Film Interest Group is ‘The Miracle Worker’. Gather in the cinema (Wine Servery) at 2:00pm to enjoy the production, why not book a table for lunch before hand?

Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller (Patty Duke) has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents (Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine) contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft) to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others.

The Photography Interest Group
2021-12-02 16:00 - 17:00
The Photography Interest Group meet on the first Thursday of the month at 4:00pm in the Library.
Details of the next meeting will be published shortly.

Dinner with Matt Ashton - Director of Public Health
2021-12-02 18:30 - 22:00
I warmly invite you to join me for a speaker event on Thursday 2nd December (6.30pm for 7pm) when we shall be joined by Matt Ashton, the Director of Public Health who has steered Liverpool through the pandemic. Matt’s work in Liverpool has received national attention and has contributed to the reputation the City has built for innovative and creative responses to the pandemic. Following a reception drink in the Newsroom Matt will speak to us in the Library and take questions before we head upstairs for dinner.
You can book the event now via the members’ area of the website or through Reception.
With best wishes,
Crispin Pailing
President

Festive Friday Evening Dining
2021-12-03 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-12-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-12-17 18:30 - 20:00
The Dining Room is open for Members to enjoy on a festive Friday evening with service taking place from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Book your place now via reception. reception@theathenaeum.org.uk / 0151 709 7770

Festive Afternoon Tea
2021-12-04 12:00 - 16:00
Christmas is on its way, why not treat yourself or someone else, and enjoy our Festive Afternoon Tea?!?!
Book your place now on one of two sessions on Saturday 4th December, 12:00pm-2:00pm or 2:00pm to 4:00pm. With limited availability we urge you to book now to guarantee your places!
Can’t make Saturday 4th December? We’re holding two more Festive Afternoon Tea sessions on Monday 20th December!

The Literature Group
2021-12-07 14:00 - 15:00
The Literature Group meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 2pm in the Library.

JOHN GORMAN … Writing for Life … A Life of Writing.
His writing has been a journey … an adventure … a revelation … taking many paths … opening many doors:
Journalism – Poetry – Theatre – Radio – TV – Events – Novels
During the talk, John will dip into all of these genres … relating experiences: Hillsboro … Shanghai … saving a life … bumping into Marlon Brando – Sean Connery – Sammy Davis jnr – Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor – Princess Alexandra – Princess Margaret – The Queen [twice] … and it all started with a Typewriter bought off Alec Frost.

The Christmas Quiz
2021-12-07 18:00 - 21:00
On Tuesday 7th December we look forward to The Athenaeum Christmas Quiz, hosted by our quiz master in residence, Paul McCarthy!
Join us from 6:00pm for 6:30pm in the Newsroom for an evening of good food, company, and of course trivia, topped off with a £100 monthly account credit for the winning team!
A two course supper will be served in the Newsroom at 6:30pm after which teams of up to four people will be organised (no one will be left out!)
Book your tickets now via the Members’ Area or through reception.

If you’re caught checking the answers on your phone… you may end up buying a round for the room!

The Christmas Carol Evening
2021-12-09 18:30 - 22:00
Join us for an evening of festive hits with the Liverpool Chamber Choir coupled with an abundance of mince pies and mulled wine!
Gather in the Newsroom from 6:30 for 7:00pm ahead of a two course supper before the concert.
£25.00 per person, including supper and refreshments.
Book your place now via the Members’ Area or through reception.

The Big Christmas Ball!
2021-12-11 19:00 - 23:30
We’re in the final stages of planning for this year’s BIG CHRISTMAS BALL! Keep an eye out for more details, and express your interest now through booking via the Members’ Area or reception.

Athenaeum Film Night - Remember The Night
2021-12-16 18:30 - 22:00
Athenaeum Film Nights return with another classic film showing.
We begin about 6.30pm 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 1 Course Supper will be served before Tea, coffee & mints with Sweeties available during the film.
This month’s Christmas film is…. REMEMBER THE NIGHT
Book your place now via the Members’ Area or reception.
Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) out on bail and offers her a ride home to Indiana. Along the way they have a run-in with a Pennsylvania sheriff, meet each others’ parents, and eventually fall in love. John’s mother, however, disapproves, and warns Lee to stay away, lest she damage John’s career. Not wanting to cause trouble, Lee resolves to leave the man she loves.

The Christmas Lunch
2021-12-17 12:30 - 16:00
A staple in the Christmas calendar, we look forward to the first of two sessions of The Athenaeum Christmas lunch!
Join your fellow members and revel in the festive spirit over a glorious three course Christmas lunch.
Guests will be gathering for a glass of fizz on arrival from 12:30pm in the Newsroom.
Merry Christmas!

Book your tickets now via the Members’ Area or through reception.

The Christmas Lunch
2021-12-18 12:30 - 17:00
A staple in the Christmas calendar, we look forward to the second of two sessions of The Athenaeum Christmas lunch, and first to be held on a Saturday!
Join your fellow members and revel in the festive spirit over a glorious three course Christmas lunch.
Guests will be gathering for a glass of fizz on arrival from 12:30pm in the Newsroom.
Merry Christmas!

Book your tickets now via the Members’ Area or through reception.

Festive Afternoon Tea
2021-12-20 12:00 - 16:00
Christmas is almost here, why not treat yourself or someone else, and enjoy our Festive Afternoon Tea?!?!
Book your place now on one of two sessions on Monday 20th December, 12:00pm-2:00pm or 2:00pm to 4:00pm. With limited availability we urge you to book now to guarantee your places!
Tickets available via the Members’ Area or reception.

Festive Dining Evening
2021-12-22 18:30 - 20:00
The last Dining Event of 2021 is the ever popular Christmas Informal Dining evening. With service from 6:30pm until 8:00pm, table bookings are being taken now through reception and guests can also join one of our larger Club tables by stipulating this upon booking.

Dinner with Laurence Westgaph
2022-02-16 18:30 - 22:00
On Wednesday 16th February, Proprietor and local historian Laurence Westgaph will be giving an important talk entitled The Athenaeum and the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans.
Join our President for a reception drink in the Newsroom from 6:30pm ahead of a 7:00pm talk in the Library followed by question before dinner upstairs. Tickets are available for £28.00 per person and are bookable via the Members’ Area or through reception.
Laurence is well known in the city and further afield for his extensive research and expert knowledge on this subject and we look forward to another informative though convivial evening at the Club.

This event is open to non-members by invitation, to book please contact reception on 0151 709 7770.
Starter
Tartlet of Crottin Du Chevre (V)
Pear William puree, confit beets, candied walnuts

Main course
Beef Daube Bordelaise
Roast Shallots, chestnut mushrooms, Morcilla pont neuf
Served with green beans, Hasselback potatoes
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Courgette Frittata (V)
Cassoulet of Borlotti beans, basil crème fraiche

Dessert
Mandarin and Toffee Trifle

Friday Evening Dining
2022-05-27 18:30 - 23:00
The Club is open for Dinner on Friday Evenings with service between 6:30pm and 8:00pm. End the week the right way with a delectable meal from our chefs in the surroundings of your Club.
You can book a table for Friday Evening Dining through reception – 0151 709 7770 / reception@theathenaeum.org.uk.

The Platinum Jubilee Lunch
2022-05-28 12:00 - 17:00
In association with the Alexandrian’s of Merseyside, we are delighted to extend a warm invitation to you and your guests to a lunch on Saturday 28th May to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. President of the Alexandrians, Dame Lorna Muirhead will be principal guest and speaker at this special occasion.

Timings – arrive 1200hrs – Lunch 12.300hrs. (reception drink)
Dress – Lounge suit
Cost – £35 per person for a 3 course lunch with tea/coffee. Wine will not be served with the meal but can be pre-ordered in the newsroom or purchased at the table if you wish.

The Newsroom Bar will be open after lunch.

Bookings are open via the Members’ Area or through reception, and we recommend guests book early to guarantee your place.

We look forward to seeing you on 28th May in support of the Alexandrians’ Service Charities.

Kind regards,

Jack Birley
Club Secretary

Jubilee Bank Holiday
2022-06-02 - 2022-06-03
The Club will close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 1st June for the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, and will reopen on Monday 6th June at 10:00am.
