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SUMMARY:Literature Group
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 3rd April 2.00.pm-3.30 pm. \n‘Translating Foreign Poetry’ with HH Richard Hamilton. Dick Hamilton was nine when he translated a LaFontaine fable from French verse into English verse. Since then he has dabbled in Spanish and  Medieval French. He will discuss this while quoting from famous translators who handled Ancient Greek\, Chinese\, Arabic and even Sanskrit. Be warned: the Troubadour verses are rather naughty! \nLater in the year we will be varying our format for two ‘meet the writer’ sessions\, These meetings will take place in the early      evening with an optional light supper (for which there is a charge)\, which can be booked through the website. I hope that many of our regulars as well as those who have been unable to attend afternoon meetings will be able to come. I have been to several of the early evening meetings/meals organised by the   Library and Archive group – they are great fun as well as  intellectually stimulating (and you won’t have to cook when you get home!). \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/literature-group-10/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190403T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190403T220000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:The Wondering Fiddlers
DESCRIPTION:The ‘wandering musician’ is a traditional subject of art and literature. Christian Dietrich’s painting of 1745 characteristically shows a fiddler and a bagpipe player busking in front of an inn. This way not only is the connection between travelling and making a living readily established but also attributed to the musicians no less than their occasional audience. \nThe Wondering Fiddlers is only indirectly about ‘wandering’ spelt with an ‘a’ and more specifically about ‘wondering’ spelt with an ‘o’. Can modern fiddlers reflect critically on the music they cherish and practice day after day\, hour after hour? And can modern listeners think and talk about music which is often perceived as elitist as they would do about the music they consume casually while commuting or shopping? \nOf all fields\, chamber music is the most problematic. Although many professional string players would rather spend their time performing small-scale\, one-to-a-part compositions than large-scale orchestral works\, the contemporary notion of chamber music inherited from the nineteenth century puts non-specialist listeners off and decreases the demand for that type of concert. In principle\, any ticket holder can have access to the concert hall; in reality\, the aura surrounding it\, which makes it a kind of secular replacement for sacred venues\, instils in the audience doubts on its ability to understand what is actually going on – a problem enhanced by the complexity of chamber repertoires. \nThe Wondering Fiddlers attempts to revert back to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century concept of music for the chamber: compositions intended for an intimate setting where conversations between the musicians and the guests can take place. True\, we will set the scene by selecting some great pieces of music from the past and by suggesting some themes for conversation. At the same time\, we will remove the barrier between the players and the listeners and engage in a dialogue on the meaning of the music we present. This way\, we will be able to play and re-play\, listen and re-listen\, question and re-question. \nOne final point: can ‘wondering fiddlers’ use seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music as a tool for cultural\, social and economic development? As both present-day wandering fiddlers (with an ‘a’ this time) and the tutors of the Liverpool-based charity Early Music as Education (EMAE)\, we think we can: it is our duty to find and nurture musical talent wherever it may be – not only in London\, Paris and New York but also in Nairobi\, Havana and New Delhi – and to reach out to new listeners across the world. \nAlberto Sanna\, violin \nI am an Italian violinist and musicologist from Sardinia. I live in London but work mostly in Liverpool. I specialise in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music: I study it\, perform it\, teach it and write about it\, pretty much all day every day across the globe. The rest of the time I am with my wife and three daughters\, my extended family and friends or watching football – too much perhaps! \nMarino Capulli\, violin \nI am an Italian-Bulgarian violinist from Abruzzo. I live in L’Aquila\, a city surrounded by the mountains of Central Italy. With the city’s main chamber orchestra\, I perform all across Europe a repertoire that ranges from seventeenth-century to contemporary music. I spend my free time with my friends in the mountains\, on the beach\, at the lake or playing five-a-side and following the football team\, I am crazy about\, Juventus. \nElizabeth Elliott\, violoncello \nI am a cellist from The Wirral studying for a Master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London. I enjoy playing a wide range of music from Corelli to Shostakovich as well as newly commissioned pieces; I also love learning and exploring ideas about early music and its role in our lives as musicians in the contemporary world. When I am not practising or playing music with my friends\, you can find me reading Harry Potter (again!) and spending time with my wonderful family! \nMain Course \nChicken Forrestier with Smoked Bacon \nServed with seasonal vegetables and potatoes \n  \nDessert \nStrawberry pavlova \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-wondering-fiddlers/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190404T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:The Athenaeum Film Nights - The Musical - Showboat
DESCRIPTION:The Musical – Showboat (1926) \nShow Boat is a musical in two acts\, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II\, based on Edna Ferber’s best-selling novel of the same name \nWe 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. \n1 Course Supper Menu TBC\nTea\, coffee & mints \nSweeties During Film
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-athenaeum-film-nights-the-musical-showboat/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190410T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190410T160000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:The Film Group
DESCRIPTION:10th April\, 2019 The Death of Stalin (2017) A political satire\, written and directed by Armando Iannucci\, this modern film is based on a French graphic novel “La Mort de Staline”. The actors include Simon Russell Beale as Beria\, Steve Buscemi as Kruschev\, Michael Palin as Molotov and Jeffry Tambor as Malenkov. One of the funniest characters is Marshal Zhukov\, played by Jason Isaacs. While enjoying the comedy\, remember that much of this actually happened. On its release\, Iannucci  said\, “Hitler is poison. Hitler is toxic. You wouldn’t get any pictures of Hitler in Germany\, but the hotel we were staying at in Moscow had a portrait up. He’s gotten away with it\, really.* We’ve quietly drawn a veil over him and not really concerned ourselves too much about him.” \n[ *About 26 million of his fellow citizens are thought to have been murdered by Stalin] \nNeedless to say\, the film was banned in Russia\, Belarus\, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. \n(Running time 107 mins) \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/the-film-group-20/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190411T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190411T200000
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SUMMARY:Library and Archives Group
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 11 April: 5:30pm in the Library \n6:30pm informal supper (reservation required ) \nSpeaker -Nancy Rudd ; A Gladstone Journal \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/library-and-archives-group/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190417T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190417T223000
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SUMMARY:Wine Tasting Evening
DESCRIPTION:I am delighted to announce a trio of wine tasting events taking place this spring and summer.  In the hope of providing something for as many members as possible\, each event will take a different format. \nWe start on 17 April with an Italian evening.  After a glass of Prosecco on arrival\, we will be tasting – under the expert guidance of Jon Atkinson – half a dozen wines reflecting the diversity of styles across Italy. Russell and his team will be providing an enticing spread of antipasti to accompany the wines. This will be an informal event in the Newsroom starting at 6pm. There will be an opportunity for those present to rank the wines in order of preference (just an indicative vote\, of course) as well as being able to order any of the wines at a special discount rate.  The event costs £20 per head \nMenu \nItalian Antipasti – Olives & Charcuterie
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/wine-tasting-evening/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190418T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190418T233000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
CREATED:20190131T134642Z
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SUMMARY:Far East Prisoners of War
DESCRIPTION:Have you booked your place at next Thursday’s Presidential Supper ‘Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Far East Prisoners of War connections’?  \n  \nLSTM’s longest running collaboration is with ex-Far East prisoners of war (FEPOW). Now in its seventh decade\, this unique relationship has led to world-class research into tropical medicine and the effects of captivity which continues to inform modern treatment and the way in which military personnel care for today during some modern deployments. \n  \nLSTM’s Far Eastern Prisoners Of War (FEPOW) project was featured in an edition of Wellcome Trust’s life science publication Mosaic. This audio programme is available here (from December 2015) \n  \nThe ongoing work of LSTM’s honorary fellows Geoff Gill and Meg Parkes has culminated in the release of the books Captive Memories (2015)\, now in its 2nd edition and Burma Railway Medicine (2017)\, with quotes from all interviewees providing a fascinating history underpinned with eyewitness accounts and personal perspectives. These two books chart the history of this enduring relationship from the experiences that led to initial clinical consultations to the impact the research has had upon modern medical science. \n  \nAlong with the books\, the pair co-chaired international FEPOW history research conferences in Liverpool\, Far East Explored: 70 years on(link is external) in 2015 and Legacies of Captivity (link is external)in June 2017. Meg Parkes remains involved in an ongoing Education programme\, working within schools to ensure that the voices of those involved are not forgotten. \n  \nGeoff and Meg are currently working on an exhibition to bring unknown and unpublished contemporaneous documentary FEPOW art to public attention. This will take place at the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery and Museum from October 2019 to April 2020. \n  \nBook your place now via the website or through reception\, full details can be found below; \n  \n  \n‘Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Far East Prisoners of War connections’  \nWith Professor Geoff Gill and Meg Parkes.  \nThursday 18 April 2019 – 6:30 for 7:00pm \n£25.00 per person\, including a reception drink\, two-course supper and a donation to the speaker’s foundation. \nIn conjunction with the Alexandrians of Merseyside. \n  \nMenu  \n  \nMain Course \nBaked Salmon and Shellfish Crepe with Parmesan\, Tarragon Sauce \nAsparagus\, Pomme Noisettes \n~~ \nBaked Wild Mushroom and Spinach Crepe (v) \n  \nDessert \nFruit Trifle \n  \nSchedule – \nReception Drink – 6:30-7:00pm \nPresentation  – 7:00-7:45pm \nSupper – 7:45-9:00pm \nThe Newsroom will be open following supper. \n  \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/supper-with-meg-parkes/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190424T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190424T220000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:Athenaeum Quiz Night
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 24 April\, 6.30pm for 7.00pm £12.50 per person \nThe Athenaeum quiz returns for its second year! 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. A one course supper will be served at 7:00pm before the quiz. \nSchedule \nArrivals – Cash bar from 18.30 to 19.00 \n1 course supper from 19.00 to 20.00 \nQuiz from 20.00 to 21.30 \nLast Orders from 22.15 to 22.30 \nClub Closes at 23.00
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/athenaeum-quiz-night/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190426T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190426T233000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:Younger Members Quarterly Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Following the huge success of the Inaugural Younger Members Dinner last year – our signature dinner returns\, offering fantastic value\, where we can meet\, dine and introduce new people to the Athenaeum in style. \n– Delicious Three Course Black Tie Dinner\n– Served with Champagne\n– Welcome bubbly on arrival\n– Bar and Disco\n– Plus-ones encouraged \nMenu  \nStarter \nCrème Du Barry Soup with Poached Smoked Haddock and Baby Leeks \n  \nMain Course \nRoast Breast of Chicken with Smoked Bacon and Pearl Onions\, White Wine and Tarragon Cream \nTender Stem Broccoli with Almonds\, Parmentier Potatoes \n  \nDessert \nVanilla Pannacotta\, Berry Compote \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/younger-members-quarterly-dinner-2/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190430T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260902T061107
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SUMMARY:Artist Talks\, with the Bluecoat Display Centre
DESCRIPTION:Textile Artist & Illustrator — Rachael Howard. \nTuesday  30 April\, 1:00 for 1:30pm\, £15.00 per person \nTextile artist & illustrator Rachael Howard will speak about her artistic career. Rachael first spoke at the Athenaeum in 2014 about her practice\, she now returns to show how her career has developed. In particular Rachael has worked as artist in residence at Royal Liverpool University Hospital as part of Bluecoat Display Centre’s outreach programme\, teaching drawing to those living with dementia. This had a significant effect on the patients as they learned a new skill\, grew in confidence and became more relaxed. This was also a valuable experience for Rachael\, as this was her first time working in the      hospital environment. \nRachael is one of the most respected practitioners of narrative textiles. She has pioneered a lively mix of embroidery and screen-printing techniques\, using image\, text and object to tell stories of the everyday. \nFollowed by Afternoon Tea in the Newsroom. \nSchedule \nArrivals from 13.00 to 13.30 \nTalk starts in the library from 13.30 to 15.00 \nAfternoon Tea served in Newsroom from 15.00 to 16.00 \nBuilding closes at 16.00 \n 
URL:https://theathenaeum.org.uk/event/artist-talks-with-the-bluecoat-display-centre-2/
LOCATION:The Athenaeum Liverpool\, Church Alley\, Liverpool\, L1 3DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Event
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