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SUMMARY:The Presidential Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Bring your brains and quiz comrades to a special quiz night hosted by the President! Enjoy a light buffet in the Newsroom before working the grey matter! With grand prizes and good company\, this is a light hearted evening for all to enjoy. \n£10.00 per person                                                                                    
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-presidential-quiz/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230414T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230414T200000
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SUMMARY:Friday Evening Dining\, A Taste of Spring
DESCRIPTION:As we move into the next season\, it seems only appropriate that the next in the ‘Taste of’ series follows suit with the brigade treating us to a banquet of all the tastes of ‘Spring’. Table bookings taken from 6:30pm until 8:00pm \n£24.00 per person \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/friday-evening-dining-a-taste-of-spring/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230413T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230413T203000
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SUMMARY:Joint Meeting: Literature Group and Library & Archives Group
DESCRIPTION:In April and June we will be having joint meetings of the Literature group and the Library & Archive Group. Both are centered on interesting books from our library and both will take place at 5.30.pm with a two course\, reasonably priced\, meal afterwards. You will be able to book the meal through the members’ website. You can\, of course\, come to the talk and not the meal. \nThe first of these sessions is about T S Eliot’s The Waste Land and the unusual and probably valuable edition we hold in the library. Recently a visiting student examined this book and made an important discovery….Find out more on Thursday 13th April at 5.30. \nSupper bookable following the talk\, £15.00 per person \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/joint-meeting-literature-group-and-library-archives-group/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
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SUMMARY:Dinner & Discussion with the Chair & President
DESCRIPTION:Open to all Proprietors\, this event is an opportunity to dine with the President (Dr Robert Huxley) and Chair (Mrs Carol                   Madeley)\, who will update\, answer questions and get feedback from the Proprietorship as the Institution progresses through its strategic work. Three course dinner included with table wine.  \n£20.00 per person \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/dinner-discussion-with-the-chair-president/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230405T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230405T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T154823Z
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SUMMARY: ’More Than One Way To Skin A Wombat’\, Dinner with The President\, Dr Rob Huxley
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday 5th April The President will be hosting a dining evening talking about some interests of his own. \nWhen scientists get old many take an interest in the history of their subject and write about the giants on on whose shoulders their work rests.  Expect an introduction to the brave\, ingenious and sometimes quirky characters who faced dangers and disasters in their attempts to collect and describe the fauna and flora  of the South Seas! \nGuests will be gathering in the Newsroom from 6:30pm for a drinks reception ahead of the talk at 7:00pm. Dinner will follow the talk and q&a at approximately 8:00pm. \n£30.00 per person \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-wombat-dinner-with-the-president-dr-rob-huxley/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
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SUMMARY:New Members Welcome Evening & Newsroom Buffet:  
DESCRIPTION:On the last Friday of the month we welcome new Proprietors as they sign the historic Share Register. A drinks reception will take place in the Reading Room ahead of the signing at 7:00pm. A buffet of Indian Curry will follow in the Newsroom from 7:30pm. Open to all members\, a great opportunity to meet more of your fellow members. \n£15.00 per person.  \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/new-members-welcome-evening-newsroom-buffet-2/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230227T152536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T152536Z
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SUMMARY:Liverpool Exchange: Mass Media\, Fake News
DESCRIPTION:Mass Media\, Fake News and the Origins of Terrorism \nTerrorism is not new ‒ it has existed for as long as journalists have sensationalised bombings and political assassinations. Drawing on his latest book\, The Rise of Devils: Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism\, Dr James Crossland explains where our understandings of what constitutes a terrorist comes from and why the role played by the media in shaping these understandings is as important today as it was over a century ago\, when the first wave of terrorist attacks sent a wave of fear across Europe (including Liverpool) and the United States. \nCopies of Dr Crossland’s book will be available for sale and signing during the event. \nDr James Crossland is a Reader in International History\, whose present research interests lie in the history of terrorism\, societal fear\, intelligence and propaganda. He is Co-Director of Liverpool John Moores University’s Centre for Modern and Contemporary History and Postgraduate Coordinator for the School of Humanities and Social Science.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/liverpool-exchange-mass-media-fake-news/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
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SUMMARY:The Annual Dinner of The Athenaeum
DESCRIPTION:Members and guests are invited to attend the premier event in the Club calendar\, the Annual Dinner. Join the President\, Dr Robert Huxley\, for a champagne reception in the Newsroom from 6:30pm before dinner at 7:30pm. We are delighted to welcome Professor Michael Parkinson CBE as principal speaker. A supplementary wine flight with paired wines is available for £15.00. \nThis event is black-tie. \n£50.00 per person\, £15.00 wine flight available \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-annual-dinner-of-the-athenaeum/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230322T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230322T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T154203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T154208Z
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SUMMARY:Athenaeum Film Nights Presents Irish Night: 
DESCRIPTION:The next classic film showing is our customary Irish Night. Attendees will vote on the night on which Irish related film will be shown. All screenings will be  preceded by a one-course supper and have an intermission with snacks served during the film.  \n£15.00 per person. \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/athenaeum-film-nights-presents-irish-night/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230318T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T154056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T154056Z
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SUMMARY:A Tour of Ten—Distilleries of Scotland\, Whisky Tasting with Proprietor Ian P. Knowles
DESCRIPTION:Join Proprietor and whisky connoisseur Ian Knowles as he takes you on a journey to 10 different Scotland distilleries. You will traverse the whisky cluster classification and taste a whisky from 10 separate locations\, all chose for their unique nose and palate. Each whisky will be paired with a spoon full or small parcel of food that has been lovingly crafted with note comparing advise from Ian. Each one chosen to complement each whisky to heighten the experience of this\, most loved Gaelic ‘Aqua Vitae’. \nThis will be the first and hopefully one of many events in the club and once we get a feel for the types of whisky experience that people want to have. Our journey can be composed to suit all travelers… \n£45.00 per person \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/a-tour-of-ten-distilleries-of-scotland-whisky-tasting-with-proprietor-ian-p-knowles/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T153923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T153923Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Evening Dining\, St Patrick’s Day Dinner  
DESCRIPTION:The dining room is open on Friday evening’s  unless otherwise advertised. Book a table between 6:30pm and 8:00pm and start the weekend right with a delectable three course meal at your Club. Join us for a special Irish theme Dining evening to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Advance booking required\, a la carte menu available. £24.00 per person for three courses. \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/friday-evening-dining-st-patricks-day-dinner/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230316T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230316T153000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230130T123651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T151310Z
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SUMMARY:At The Heart of the City Centre: Liverpool BID Company - Lunch with the Liverpool Exchange Rotary
DESCRIPTION:Liverpool City Centre is the economic hub of the whole City Region.  The Liverpool Business Improvement District (BID) is a powerful\, independent voice representing the interests of a varied community of business organisations.  They are committed to working together to ensure that the City Centre continues to progress while providing the best possible trading and working environment for its occupiers.  Katie Bentley\, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications at the BID\, will outline how office\, retail\, leisure and accommodation businesses across the City Centre and wider area benefit from a range of additional services over and above those funded through the rates and council services and will introduce the BID Company’s exciting 2023 plans to attract new investment\, support the visitor economy and maintain the public realm. \nAthenaeum members and their guests are welcome to attend. We assemble from 12:30 in the servery\, with lunch at 1pm and the talk commencing at 2pm. The lunch comprises two courses plus coffee/tea. The cost for lunch is £15-50 per person\, payable at the event on account\, by cash or a cheque to ‘The Athenaeum’. Bookings can be made through Patricia Torpey of the Liverpool Exchange Rotary\, or through the Concierge desk.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/rotary-lunch-the-liverpool-bid-company/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T153659Z
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SUMMARY:The Alexandrians of Merseyside Annual Dinner 
DESCRIPTION:Our friends at the Alexandrians of Merseyside have once again kindly extended the invitation to their annual dinner to or members. This year Mrs Hilary Green\, local author\, will be giving a talk titled ‘Women Agents who worked with the Special Operations Executive during World War II’. Hilary will also have some of her books available for purchase on the night. Bookings are to be made through Mrs Jan Atkinson of The Alexandrians—Alexandrians.liverpool@gmail.com . Tickets includes three course dinner\, limited table wine\, port and coffee. This dinner is Black Tie. \n£50.00 per person.  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-alexandrians-of-merseyside-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230307T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230307T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230118T142528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T142528Z
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SUMMARY:Literature Group: The Real Rhett Butler
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 7th March – Library Reading Room \nFollowing last month’s discussion of Gone with the Wind\, Linda Iley will share with us the results of her research into the real-life model for Margaret Mitchell’s anti-hero\, the cynical but charming Civil War profiteer and scoundrel Rhett Butler. \nAttendance is free of charge.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/literature-group-the-real-rhett-butler/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230306T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230306T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230130T121924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T152603Z
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SUMMARY:International Women's Week - Sreepur Village
DESCRIPTION:In 1990 Ruby Porter\, MBE visited Sreepur Village\, which is the only project in Bangladesh offering safe haven and livelihood training to single mothers and their children. Ruby was shocked by the primitive accommodation and conditions of the village where there were 600 children and 100 destitute mothers. At her own expense\, she returned with seven suitcases of threads and fabric donated by members of the Merseyside Embroiderers’ Guild. Since that first visit\, Ruby has returned to the village 47 times! She has raised money to develop sewing rooms\, weaving sheds and to provide vocational training for mothers and girls to work in the local garment industry. Sreepur Village is becoming increasingly well known for empowering mothers and their children; transforming their lives with independence\, confidence and dignity\, giving them hope for a brighter future. Ruby’s work is now being continued by her daughter Janette. \nThis fundraising event includes a talk by Ruby’s daughter and Sreepur trustee\, Janette Porter. There will also be an exhibition and sale of artworks including textile\, embroidery and paintings\, a sales table\, raffle and a 2-course lunch. £25 per person. To book for this event please contact Dr Michelle King\, or liaise with the Concierge. \nThis event is being co-hosted by the Athenaeum\, Liverpool Exchange Rotary Club and Merseyside Expressive Stitchers’ Group (formerly Merseyside Embroiderers’ Guild).
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/international-womens-week-sreepur-village/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T153537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T120325Z
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SUMMARY:Theatre Group Visit—The Beekeeper of Aleppo  
DESCRIPTION:Theatre Group Visit—The Beekeeper of Aleppo \n Saturday 4th March\, 2:30pm at the Playhouse Theatre \nDue to the proximity of the date no group bookings discounts are available. Please book individually at the Box Office and perhaps meet your friends for a light lunch at the club\, or refreshments after. . . \nThe theatre group is looking to begin regular Saturday matinee visits bookable through the Concierge with discounted tickets available to members. Look out for more news on this very soon! \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/theatre-group-visit-the-beekeeper-of-aleppo/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230302T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230302T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T132315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T145422Z
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SUMMARY:Liverpool Salon Presents: Practical Utopias
DESCRIPTION:‘Practical Utopias’ is the latest in a series that takes the theme of utopia as a way of exploring possibilities of building other\, better\, societies while reflecting on the shortcomings of our own. \nJoin Kevin Bean\, Heather Alcock and Mick Owens to talk about three idiosyncratic practical utopias: the Chartists’ Land Plan\, Port Sunlight and the 2012 Olympic Park. \nThe discussion begins in the nineteenth century\, a particularly fertile time for social experimentation in England\, with a look at two very different attempts at improving the lives of working men and women in a rapidly industrialising economy: the Chartist Land Plan\, with its vision for extending democratic rights to working men and Port Sunlight\, one man’s vision for an ideal factory town built in an arcadian and utilitarian form. Coming right up to date\, we look at the Olympic Park regeneration as a promised transformation in East London from post-industrial dystopia to family friendly utopia. \nCan practical development and planning bear the weight of political visions and dreams of perfection? What compromises have to be made between pragmatism and utopianism or between freedom and social engineering? Are utopian dreams suitable mechanisms for political transformation or distractions from ‘real politics’? Can they deliver all the benefits that they promise or are they always doomed to disappoint? \nSpeakers \nKevin Bean \nKevin worked as a lecturer in Irish Politics at the Institute of Irish Studies\, University of Liverpool for eighteen years and continues to work as a writer and researcher. His interests include the history of British Labour movement and he is the author of The New Politics of Sinn Féin (2007). He writes on British and Irish politics in a variety of magazines\, newspapers\, and books as well contributing to radio and television discussions on these issues. \nHeather Alcock \nHeather is a PhD researcher at University of Liverpool\, studying the global value of Port Sunlight as a heritage site and influential utopian settlement. Heather has twenty years’ experience in the research\, analysis\, adaptive use\, restoration and sustainable management of listed buildings and conservation areas in the USA and UK. Her current research has supported Port Sunlight’s bid to the United Kingdom’s Tentative List for World Heritage Site inscription. \nMick Owens \nBorn and bred on the Wirral\, Mick worked for the Mayor of London\, where he played a senior role in planning and development\, including in the preparation for the 2012 London Olympic bid. Now a researcher\, writer and lecturer\, his new book\, Play the Game\, captures the drama of the Olympic bid and tells the story of the regeneration in the words of those involved. \nThe Liverpool Salon has been hosting public discussions around philosophical\, political and cultural topics on Merseyside for over seven years. Join us at Liverpool’s historic Athenaeum club for Practical Utopias\, the second in a new series of public conversations that take utopia and dystopia as themes for exploring the possibilities of building other\, and better\, societies\, while reflecting on the shortcomings of our own. \nThe talk is available to Members for £8.00 per person. \nWant to continue the conversation over a post-event dinner? The Dining Room will be open for pre-bookings following the event\, book your place now via the Concierge (concierge@theathenaeum.org.uk)\, three-courses are available for £25.00 per person. \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/liverpool-salon-presents-practical-utopias/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230301T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230301T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T132106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T145521Z
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SUMMARY:Presidential Dinner: 'Why Biodiversity Matters'\, Dinner with Dr Richard Lane OBE
DESCRIPTION:Biodiversity is all around us\, sometimes closer than you think. We are in a ‘biodiversity crisis’ and losing biodiversity at a rate comparable to the past mass extinctions of the past. In this talk Dr Richard Lane OBE examines why we should take this crisis so seriously from biodiversity’s significant impact on our health and well-being\, agriculture and food security to the stability and resilience of the ecosystems in which we live. Alongside self-interest\, there is a wider issue of how we share the planet.   \nDr Richard Lane OBE is a scientist whose career has had two themes – biodiversity research and the health of developing countries. He has had a lifetime interest in what was once just called ‘Nature’. He has travelled extensively in tropical countries\, researching how insect borne diseases are transmitted and advising governments on disease control then funding global health research at the world’s largest medical research charity. He returned to the Natural History Museum in London as Director of Science\, one of the leading institutes exploring the biodiversity of planet Earth. Most recently he has been developing science museums in Asia and the Middle East.   \nJoin us in the Newsroom from 6:30pm for a reception drink ahead of Dr Lane’s presentation at 7:00pm. Three course dinner will follow at approximately 8:00pm \n£30.00 per person.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/presidential-dinner-why-biodiversity-matters/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230224T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T152849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T152849Z
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SUMMARY:New Members Welcome Evening & Newsroom Buffet:      
DESCRIPTION:On the last Friday of the month we welcome new Proprietors as they sign the historic Share Register.  \nA drinks reception will take place in the Reading Room from 6:00pm ahead of the signing at 6:30pm. A curry buffet will follow in the Newsroom from 7:00pm.  \nOpen to all members\, a great opportunity to meet more of your fellow members. \n£15.00 per person.  \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/new-members-welcome-evening-newsroom-buffet/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230222T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052404
CREATED:20230215T152714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T152714Z
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SUMMARY:Athenaeum Film Nights Presents Captain Blood (1935):
DESCRIPTION:The next classic film showing is Michael Curtiz’s ‘Captain Blood’ (1935). Based on Rafael Sabatini’s novel of the same name\, the story follows an imprisoned doctor and his fellow     prisoners who escape their cruel island captivity and become   pirates in the West Indies. All screenings will be  preceded by a one-course supper and have an intermission with snacks served during the film.  \n£15.00 per person. \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/athenaeum-film-nights-presents-captain-blood-1935/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members & Guests
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230213T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230213T123000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20230109T122012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T122012Z
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SUMMARY:Arts Group
DESCRIPTION:Join us and guest speaker Bernadette Hamilton for a talk on Vincent Van Gogh. \nAttendance is free of charge.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/arts-group-8/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230209T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230209T153000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20230130T124553Z
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SUMMARY:Rotary Lunch: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
DESCRIPTION:Jayne Moran will be giving an illustrated presentation on the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre\, Liverpool\, which opened in June 2020 and is located next to the New Royal Liverpool Hospital. The Centre delivers a wide range of highly-specialist cancer care including pioneering chemotherapy\, immunotherapy\, gene therapy\, haemato-oncology and radiotherapy. The Centre is linked to a charitable arm\, the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity\, which supplements NHS funding\, enabling innovations in care\, enhancing the care environment for patients and funding life-saving research. Jayne will talk on the progress made since the full opening of the Centre\, the outlook for 2023 and how past donations have been used. \nAthenaeum members and their guests are welcome to attend. We assemble from 12:30pm in the Wine Servery\, with lunch at 1pm and the talk commencing at 2pm. The lunch comprises two courses plus coffee/tea. The cost for lunch is £15-50 per person\, payable at the event on your Athenaeum account\, by cash\, or by cheque to ‘The Athenaeum’. To book for this event please contact Mrs Pat Torpey: patricia.torpey1@gmail.com or phone (0151 924 6098) by Monday 6th February.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/rotary-lunch-the-clatterbridge-cancer-centre/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230207T150000
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SUMMARY:Literature Group: Gone With the Wind
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 7th February 2023 – Library Reading Room \nDiana Lane will be discussing Gone with the Wind\, a novel by Margaret Mitchell\, was published in 1936 and subsequently made into a film in 1939. The book has been an American bestseller ever since and in 2014 a Harris poll found it to be the second favourite book of American readers\, just behind the Bible. It has been absorbed into American popular culture\, referred to and interpreted by scholars at American universities. The film has been considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made. \nSet in Georgia during and after the Civil War\, this work of historical fiction tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara\, the daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner\, who uses every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman’s destructive “March to the Sea”. Its themes resonate in American politics to this day. \nAttendance is free of charge.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/literature-group-gone-with-the-wind/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
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SUMMARY:Film Night - Murder Most Foul
DESCRIPTION:The next in the classic film series will take place on Thursday 26th January. Join us for supper at 7:00pm ahead of the showing of ‘Murder Most Foul’ with George Pollock\, in the Wine Servery. Treats\, of course\, will be served in the interval! \nTickets: £15pp (including supper).
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/film-night-murder-most-foul/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230121T161545Z
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SUMMARY:Liverpool Salon Presents - Dreams of Order
DESCRIPTION:Dreams of Order \nThe Athenaeum club\, Reading Room\, Thursday 26th January 2023\, 6.30-8.00 pm \nJoin the Liverpool Salon for the second in a series of conversations that take utopia and dystopia as themes for exploring the possibilities of building other\, and better\, societies\, while reflecting on the shortcomings of our own. \nWriting in 1939\, E.H. Carr laid the blame for the “abrupt descent from the visionary hopes of the first post-war decade to the grim despair of the second” on the utopian illusions that a liberal world order of prosperity and progress would usher in a new era of international cooperation and world peace. \nHas history repeated itself in the post-Cold War period\, which pronounced the ‘end of history’ and the dawn of a new post-political world in 1989? Blindly believing that an infinitely expanding market could be the foundation of an interconnected world order\, have liberal utopians once more been sleepwalking into a dystopian future? \nConfirmed speakers: \nPhilip Cunliffe\, senior lecturer in international conflict\, author\, The New Twenty Years’ Crisis 1999-2019: A critique of international relations; co-host\, @Bungacast podcast \nCheryl Hudson\, lecturer in US political history\, University of Liverpool. Former director of the academic programme at the Rothermere American Institute\, University of Oxford.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/liverpool-salon-presents-dreams-of-order/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230126T123000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20221015T173715Z
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SUMMARY:Library & Archives Group
DESCRIPTION:The Library & Archives Group will meet at 11:30am in the Library Reading Room on Thursday 26th January. \nBig Maps of The Athenaeum collection. Talk will be followed by lunch. \nTickets: £15\, although attending the meeting without eating lunch afterwards is free.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/library-archives-group-5/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230125T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230125T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20221217T115914Z
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SUMMARY:Burns Night
DESCRIPTION:Our Annual nod to the Scottish Bard\, ‘Rabbie Burns’! Join us for bagpipes\, haggis\, neeps\, and tatties as we enjoy four courses and ever-enjoyable speeches at the popular Burns Night gathering. £48 per person\, or £60.00 with paired wine flight.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/burns-night-3/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20221217T115758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T142656Z
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SUMMARY:More Than One Way to Skin a Wombat: Dinner with The President\, Dr Robert Huxley
DESCRIPTION:When scientists get old many take an interest in the history of their subject and write about the giants on whose shoulders their work rests. More details will follow later but expect the President to introduce the audience to the brave\, ingenious and sometimes quirky characters who faced dangers and disasters in their attempts to collect and describe the fauna and flora of the South Seas.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/many-ways-to-skin-a-wombat-dinner-with-the-president-dr-robert-huxley/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
CREATED:20221217T115603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221217T115603Z
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SUMMARY:The Talk of Liverpool: Paddy Shennan shares stories from 4 decades at the Liverpool Echo
DESCRIPTION:Paddy Shennan covered the biggest subjects and talked to the people who dominated Merseyside life between the 1980s and the present day. In an exclusive evening for Athenaeum Proprietors and their guests\, Paddy shares his experiences of meeting the great and good (and not so great nor good!) of our city region. \nPaddy will be in conversation with Proprietor Ian Skillicorn\, who is the director of the Smithdown Litfest and host of The Exchange debates at the Club\, followed by audience questions. Ticket proceeds from the evening will go to a children’s hospital in Yemen which has been devastated by war and poverty. \nTickets to the talk are available for £10.00 per person\, with the option of dinner after the talk available by pre-booking. Copies of Paddy’s book The Talk of Liverpool\, will be available for sale and signing during the event.
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-talk-of-liverpool-paddy-shennan-shares-stories-from-4-decades-at-the-liverpool-echo/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T052405
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SUMMARY:Ladies Lunch - Bee Happy
DESCRIPTION:The next ladies lunch will take place in mid-January\, join us for a glass of fizz in the Reading Room ahead of lunch an insightful talk titled ‘Bee Happy’… Stay tuned for more details!
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/ladies-lunch-bee-happy/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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