Events for September.

For full details see the BArts Programme, avaialble at One Stop Shops and other venues, or call 01992 465383.

1ST MUSIC 

My Kind of Music! BArts presents the first in a new series of free lunchtime music in the Spotlight Bistro at Broxbourne Civic Hall. From 12.00 - 2.00pm on the first Wednesday in the month, a pianist will entertain with easy-listening music in a wide range of styles, from the world of musicals, films and  popular songs to the ‘standards’ of 20th C decades and familiar classics.

9TH MUSIC

‘Going For A Song’, presented by Peter Law. Meeting of the Lea Valley Recorded Music Society. 7.30pm The Friends’ Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. 01992 467966

11TH MUSIC    

Ebony Quartet. A wind ensemble with unmatched versatility. The group plays a range of clarinets, saxophones and bassoons and encompasses music from the 16th century  to contemporary works in "serious" and jazz styles. They have appeared on TV, Radio 3 and Classic FM and performed in all the major venues in Britain and Europe. The programme includes Byrd, Mozart, Shostakovitch, Goodman and Gershwin. 7.30pm, Broxbourne Civic Hall. Terrace £15 (Concessions £14), Stalls £12 (Concessions £11) 01992 441946/One Stop Shops.

13TH TALK

Policing Environmental Protests -The Newbury Bypass by Mervyn Edwards. Monthly meeting of the Lea Valley U3A from 1pm, speaker at 2pm. Guests welcome. Broxbourne Civic Hall. 01992 467571.

13TH DISCUSSION EVENING

Led by Doug Hurley: ‘We live in a sham democracy run by scoundrels.’ Fortnightly meeting of the Lea Valley Literary and Discussion Group, 8pm Friends’ Meeting Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. Guests welcome. 01920 422286

16TH TALK

‘Royal Parks’ by Jim Burgess. Monthly meeting of Broxbourne U3A. 10am. Broxbourne Civic Hall. Enquiries: Elizabeth Elve 01992 423945.

18TH MUSIC 

Sam Heywood – piano - Chopin bicentenary celebration 1810 – 1849. 7.30pm, Hoddesdon Music Club, United Reformed Church, Mill Lane, Broxbourne. Visitors - Adult £12, (£10) Family £25, Child/Student £3. 01992 462528.

20TH - OCT 22ND EXHIBITION

‘Our Town’– Ancient & Modern. Our local environment in pictures - landscapes, buildings,, markets, events - all the features that give each place its own special character. Broxbourne Civic Hall. Mon - Fri 9am to 5.30pm, Sat 9am to 1pm and at other times when there is a public event.

23RD - 25TH MUSICAL    BOOK NOW

’Little Shop of Horrors’. A strange and unique plant with an appetite that just keeps growing! 7.30pm, E.H.O.S. Community Theatre Group, Broxbourne Civic Hall, Tickets from £8.00 - £12.50. 01992 441946

23RD - DEC 2ND COURSE

‘Architecture – That Dreadful Modern Stuff’. Tutor, Richard Henderson, explores the origins of modern architecture and guides students through the various social, technical and aesthetic influences, to enable better understanding and enjoyment of the buildings around us. 10 - 11.45am, The Parish Centre, St. Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne. Car Park in Mill Lane. Fees £46. The first week of the course is without commitment. WEA Hoddesdon and Broxbourne. 01992 464846/462376

23RD LUNCH

Let’s Do Lunch ‘Mightier Than the Sword.’ The power of the printed word to spread ideas and information, make or destroy reputations and even change the course of history! 12 noon, Dinant Room, Broxbourne Civic Hall. Tickets £10.50. including lunch and a glass of wine. 01992 441946/One Stop Shops.

Repeat September 29th at Mayhem Theatre Arts.

23RD MUSIC

‘Musical Couplets’ presented by Judi Cooper. Meeting of the Lea Valley Recorded Music Society. 7.30pm The Friends’ Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. 01992 467966

26TH THEATRE   BOOK NOW

‘The World’s Wife’. Acclaimed dramatisation of Carole Ann Duffy’s poetry from the Edinburgh Festival .Highly entertaining ‘feminist’ monologues by the exasperated spouses of assorted fictional and  historical figures, among them Mrs. Midas, Mrs. Shakespeare and Mrs. Darwin! What did Anne Hathaway think about being left the ‘second best bed’ or Mrs. Daedalus think about her inventor husband’s crazy scheme for flying?! Duffy has some thoughtful, often hilarious suggestions! NB. Suitable for age 14+. 7.30pm, Broxbourne Civic Hall. Terrace £15 (Concessions £14), Stalls £12 (Concessions £11) 01992 441946/One Stop Shops. Group bookings for schools/colleges 01992 465383

27TH LITERARY EVENING

Led by Lee Rayner: ‘The Life and Works of Kingsley Amis’, part of the Angry Young Men movement ’ Fortnightly meeting of the Lea Valley Literary and Discussion Group, 8pm Friends’ Meeting Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. Guests welcome. 01920 422286

29TH FLORAL ART

‘Recycled’, demonstration by Mrs. Pamela Saggers. Monthly meeting of Hoddesdon Floral Art Society, 7.15pm St. Catherine’s School, Hoddesdon. Visitors welcome £5 per visit. 01992 420016

30TH LECTURE

‘The Impact of Glass’ by Andy McConnell. Guests welcome.Broxbourne Civic Hall. Coffee 10am. 10.30am start. East Herts Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Contact Malcolm Elliott 01920 460573.