Events for January.

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

7TH TO 9TH AND 13TH TO 15TH PANTOMIME   BOOK NOW

DISNEY’S ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’. East Herts Première presented by Broxbourne Theatre Company at Broxbourne Civic Hall. Tickets £12.50 - £15 (Concessions from £11.50) 01992 441946 www.beauty-and-the-beast.org.uk

10TH TALK

Working as a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide by Colin Street. Monthly meeting of the Lea Valley U3A from 1pm, speaker at 2pm. Guests welcome. Broxbourne Civic Hall. 01992 467571.

13TH TO 24TH MARCH COURSE

’Novels Into Films’, Tutor: Steven Wade-Jones. How do you adapt a famous novel into a successful film? What makes the novel work; does the film adaptation achieve similar effects and, if it does, how does it do it? Examples will include Muriel Spark’s ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ and Edith Wharton’s ‘The Age of Innocence’. 10 - 11.45am, The Parish Centre, St. Augustine’s Church, Churchfields, Broxbourne. Car Park in Mill Lane. Fees £46. The first week of the course is without commitment. WEA Hoddesdon and Broxbourne. 01992 464846/462376

13TH MUSIC

‘Pamela Presents’ presented by Pamela Edwards. Meeting of the Lea Valley Recorded Music Society. 7.30pm The Friends’ Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. 01992 467966

14TH LUNCH

Let’s Do Lunch ‘Poets’ Corner’ Although we may have had poetry drilled out of us at school, leaving us with a lifelong distaste for the stuff, responding to rhythm and rhyme is a natural human instinct…. think of nursery rhymes, skipping games, limericks…and even the ordinary ‘pop’ song! A look at some of the best poets through the ages and at the work of some unpublished writers. 12 noon, Dinant Room, Broxbourne Civic Hall. Tickets £11 including lunch and a glass of wine. 01992 441946/One Stop Shops.

Repeat January 27th at Mayhem Theatre Arts

20TH TALK

‘Dress, Dazzle and Display – dressing for the Tudor Court’. Siobhan Clarke. Monthly meeting of Broxbourne U3A. 10am. Broxbourne Civic Hall. Enquiries: Elizabeth Elve 01992 423945.

20TH - 23RD PANTOMIME

‘Dick Whittington’ by Cheryl Barrett. 7.30pm (Sat & Sun Matinée – 2.30pm) Goffs Oak Village Hall. Tickets £9 (£7 Concessions) 10% discount on group bookings of 10+. 3 for 2 on Thurs, Jan 20th 10% discount on ‘early bird’ tickets ordered by 30th Sept. CDS Box Office 01992 448482/07933 265571.

22ND MUSIC  

FAMILY CONCERT. O Duo – Percussion Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox. A kaleidoscopic and invigorating mix of popular classics and accessible contemporary music played on two marimbas, vibraphone and a huge array of percussion. 3pm United Reformed Church, Mill Lane, Broxbourne. Visitors - Adult £12, (£10) Family £25, Child/Student £3. 01992 462528.

24TH DISCUSSION EVENING

Led by John Hawkins: Is protecting privacy by judicial decision dangerous? Fortnightly meeting of the Lea Valley Literary and Discussion Group, 8pm Friends’ Meeting Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. Guests welcome.  01920 422286

26TH FLORAL ART

‘Calendar Girls’ by Fiona Franklin. Monthly meeting of Hoddesdon Floral Art Society, 7.15pm St. Catherine’s School, Hoddesdon. Visitors welcome £5 per visit. 01992 420016

27TH LECTURE

‘From Eden To Gethsemane’: Mediaeval Parks and Gardens by Professor Tom B. James. Guests welcome. Broxbourne Civic Hall. Coffee 10am. 10.30am start. East Herts Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Contact Malcolm Elliott 01920 460573.

27TH MUSIC

‘Doubles’ presented by Ted Brinkley. Meeting of the Lea Valley Recorded Music Society. 7.30pm The Friends’ Hall, Lord St. Hoddesdon. 01992 467966