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WHAT'S ON
Horsley Lovelace lectures take place on the third Wednesday of each month (except August and December) at East Horsley Village Hall.
Lectures commence at 10.30am but the doors are open from 9.45am for those who want to come in earlier for a chat with friends and a free cup of tea or coffee.
Guests are welcome to attend the monthly lecture up to three times a year and can pay a £5 fee on the door.
UPCOMING LECTURES
Wed 17 SeptWhen Jane Austen wrote 'I write only for fame...' she was being ironic as she published anonymously. 250 years on, our lecturer, Annelie Talent, explores the making of a literary celebrity and examines Austen's legacy
Wed 15 OctThe history of chairs from the ancient to modern times What do your chairs say about you? Learn about the construction and style from the ancient times to the early 20th Century
Wed 19 NovMerry Christmas Everyone! Come join us to hear about the man who 'invented' Christmas
Wed 21 JanIf you think of St Pancras International or New York Grand Central Terminus you imagine long romantic journeys. You know they are special places promising excitement and adventure. However, there are dozens of others. Join us to find out more.
Wed 18 FebWinston Churchill and Noel Coward were both keen amateur artists who painted for over forty years and even discussed painting. Winston's wit is the stuff of legends and Noel's is evident in his many plays and musicals. Join us to hear some of their stories.
Wed 18 MarThe lecture take us on a journey beginning in Outer Mongolia in the 5th century BC and follows the 11th century migrations from Turkmenistan, the cradle of weaving, into the Caucasus, Persia and Afghanistan. Join us to hear more.
Wed 15 AprMovie posters have helped us decide how to spend our hard-earned cinema money for over a century. Join us to find out what we can learn from a hundred years of movie posters. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LECTURE BEGINS 1 HOUR LATER THAN USUAL AT 11.30AM
Wed 20 MayRomain de Tirtoff (known more famously by his pseudonym, Erté) was a Russian-born, French artist and designer who became revered as the ‘Father of Art Deco’.
Wed 17 JunThroughout history, travelling and journeys have been used as a way to display wealth, power and status. Today, we take a journey as a matter of course, not thinking really much of a distance of a hundred miles or more. In the past however, things were very different.
Wed 15 JulIn this lecture the Simon Whitehouse traces the story of Covent Garden as the entertainment centre of London. He examines the origins of two legendary theatres that gave birth to modern West End theatre and introduces us to the performers who shaped the buildings and starred at the theatre.
Wed 16 SeptThis lecture explains why Stonehenge must be regarded as architectural in its layout and construction, embodying techniques that for centuries convinced antiquarians that it could not have been built by ‘primitive’ ancient Britons but must be a product of ‘sophisticated’ Romans.
Wed 21 OctThis lecture explores how the Japanese aesthetic revolutionised Western art in the late 19th century, and how a new wave of artists today have brought a deeper understanding of the mokuhanga technique into Contemporary Art.
Wed 18 NovBottom’s Up! traces the story of wine: from its humble beginnings in rotting grapes before the Bronze Age to the present when single bottles can change hands thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pounds
PAST LECTURES
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