Art & History 2023 planned schedule

2023

9 JanJohn HopwoodAntoni Gaudi, The Sagrada Familia, and many of the other buildings designed by this amazing architect
23 JanRosalind MirandaMouth and Foot Artists
13 FebAngela ChantryThe Dark Origins of St. Valentine’s Day
27 FebPeter AtkinsonBanksy
13 MarchRosalind MirandaApples, Booze and Money (Johnny Appleseed)
27/03/23Dave EbsworthFive things you (almost certainly) didn’t know about the Spanish Civil War
10 AprilLa Senieta unavailable
24 AprilAngela ChantryGrace O’Malley, the pirate Queen of Ireland
8 MayPeter AtkinsonThe Story of Galicia, Spain’s Wet, Green North West Corner
22 MayAlan HuntonJohn Flamsteed – The First Astronomer Royal
12 JuneAlly O’brienErnest Shackleton and his ship the Endurance
26 JuneJohn HopwoodThe History of Sadler’s Wells
10 julyNo Meeting
24 JulyNo Meeting
AUGUSTNo Meetings
11 SeptJohn HopwoodThe Bayeux Tapestry
25 SeptAngela ChantryThe origins of the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James
9 OctNo MeetingLa Senieta Unavailable
23 OctPeter AtkinsonArchitecture and Public Art in Austin, Texas
13 Nov
27 NovAngela ChantryLand Art
11 DecAlan Hunton”Breadfruit and Banks, Blyth and the Bounty”

Any of the above dates may be subject to alteration depending on circumstances.