The Annual Dinner (Black Tie) Friday 18th March 7:00-7:30pm £40.00 Per Person The biggest event in the Athenaeum calendar, book early to avoid disappointment. Guest speakers this year will be the Honorary Recorder of Liverpool H.H Clement Goldstone, and H.H Richard McCullagh. Water cress soup with mozzarella pearl ~~ Terrine Fruit de Mer, cabiar dressing, ... Read more
Cheap ‘n’ Cheerful Supper Wednesday 23rd March 6:30-7:00pm £10.00 per person An Institution in its own right… Great food and company at an unbeatable price. Special wine offers will be available on the evening. Cottage Pie & Pickled Red Cabbage Served with Farmhouse Bread ~~ Lemon Drizzled Roulade
‘Ghosts in the American Dream’ - David Charters Friday 8th April 6:30-7:00pm £20.00 Per Person Notable Proprietor, David Charters, features on Friday 8th April in “Ghosts of the American Dream” the haunting history of the tribes of the plains. Appalachian Mountain Bean Stew & Pork, served with Buttermilk Cornbread ~~ Apple Stack Cake served with ... Read more
This interest group meeting will no longer be accompanied by a lunch, if you wish to dine with the speaker prior to the event please contact reception to be added to the Interest group table. 'An Unfinished Life' ' Thomas Burke 5th June 1906 – 15th July 1945 by Marian McCarthy. 2pm Library An illustrated talk ... Read more
Joint Supper with The Liverpool Medical Institution Thursday 14th April— 6:00pm Welcome Drinks £25.00 per person Held at the Liverpool Medical Institution Mr Rob Bayly, Retired BBC Producer & Director ‘Behind the Scenes in the BBC’ 6:00pm Welcome Drinks // 6:30pm Lecture followed by supper
Double Indemnity (USA 1994) by Billy Wilder One of the most famous of all the American film noirs. A decent insurance agent (Fred Macmurray) is inveigled by a 'femme fatal' (Barbara Swanwick) into murdering her husband. It is the perfect murder, except that a shrewd collegue (Edward G. Robinson) has doubts about the whole affair. ... Read more
Athenaeum & SSAFA Joint Lunch In celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday Thursday 21st April 12:30-1:00pm Full details are to follow.
‘The Unorthodox Jesus’ - Lunch with Dr Ian Poole Wednesday 4th May 12:30-1:00pm £16.00 per person Proprietor and author of ‘The Unorthodox Jesus’ Dr Ian Poole, joins us for lunch where he will be sharing his different perspective on the life of Christ. Main Salmon en croute with spinach parisienne potatoes & salad Dessert Strawberry ... Read more
‘Bolton to Butch’ Thursday 12th May 6:30-7:00pm £20.00 per person Proprietors Tom & Linda Iley tell how they retraced the amazing journey from respectable trade in Bolton via Liverpool to one of the most violent legends of the West at its Wildest! Expect the unexpected, facts and food!
The Golden Age of Comedy (USA, 1975) by Robert Youngson Dick Hamilton presents a programme showing many of the great comedians (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy and others) at their best. You cannot miss Harold Lloyd's climb up the skyscraper in Safety Last!