Events
DRIFFIELD & WOLDS U3A Monthly Meeting
Our main monthly meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month at the Community Centre, Mill St, Driffield YO25 6TR
You are welcome to come along and discover the many and varied activities that we offer.
Meetings begin at 2:00pm and we normally have a guest speaker. Refreshments are served.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | ||
| Mon Nov 29th | Quiz Night | Our next u3a Quiz Night will be on 29th November at 7:00pm at the BELL HOTEL. All members are welcome to come along and join a team |
| December 2021 | ||
| Wed Dec 1st | Film Group | There is NO FILM SHOW this week Our next screening is Wednesday 8th December when we are showing HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS starring David Suchet. |
| Mon Dec 6th | Jazz and Blues Appreciation | LIVE JAZZ NIGHT The Gaslight Jazz Band have built up an enviable reputation since forming in 1982, and we play a wide variety of music - much more than your usual jazz band, so don't be surprised to hear Tony play Duelling Banjos (on just one Banjo!) or the Rossini William Tell Overture Driffield Community Centre 7:00pm Admission is £5.00 but please book in advance with Stephen on 01377 259166 |
| Wed Dec 8th | Film Group | Our Wednesday matinee is a classic Agatha Christie mystery HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS starring David Suchet. A festive investigation for the Belgian detective with a penchant for exercising the little grey cells. Poirot (David Suchet) is facing Christmas alone until the wealthy Simeon Lee employs him to spend the yuletide period at his home. Lee is a bitter man who believes that his family are attempting to murder him, and when he is found murdered it begins to look as though he was right. Poirot contacts his old associate Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson) - inadvertently rescuing him from Christmas with his dreaded in-laws - and the two set out to solve the crime. Community Centre at 2:00pm |
| Thu Dec 9th | Meeting | A Magical Christmas Party Our Annual Christmas Party will feature Magic, Music and Carols plus festive food and drink. There will be a free raffle and a quiz with prizes. Entertainment by international magician PAUL DEREK. Plus Christmas music and carols The venue is the Cricket and Recreation club and will begin at 2:00pm FREE ADMISSION on production of your Membership Card |
| Mon Dec 13th | Classical Music and Opera | A Celebration of Christmas CHRISTMAS MUSIC PROGRAMME 2:00pm. Driffield Community Centre TROIKA (Sleigh Ride). Sergei Prokofiev Overture: LA CENERENTOLA (or Cinderella). Gioachino Rossini IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. Gustav Holst CHRISTMAS ORATORIO (excerpts). J. S. Bach FANTASIA ON CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Ralph Vaughan Williams THE NUTCRACKER. (Pas de Deux) Tchaikovsky INTERMISSION With festive drinks and nibbles MESSIAH. (For Unto Us a Child Is Born). G. F. Handel HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING. Felix Mendelssohn FANTASIA ON AULD LANG SYNE. Ernest Tomlinson.(With a few surprises) WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS. Traditional |
| Wed Dec 15th | Film Group | THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS The Man Who Invented Christmas tells of the magical journey that led Charles Dickens (played by Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens) to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. The film shows how Charles Dickens mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Driffield Community Centre. 2:00pm All members welcome |
| Wed Dec 22nd | Film Group | FOUR CHRISTMASES A romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan. To escape Christmas and their divorced parents with their dysfunctional families, happily unmarried Brad and Kate have been successfully pulling off the same trick for three years: a little bit of charity work in a far-off place at the end of the world is always the perfect alibi. However, not this year--and as the young couple is forced to spend Christmas with all four of their estranged parents--the ultimate Yuletide disaster is at hand. Can Brad and Kate survive not one, but four Christmases? |
| Mon Dec 27th | Quiz Night | PLEASE NOTE There is no quiz night in December. Our next quiz will be on Monday January 31st at 7:00pm in the BELL HOTEL |
| January 2022 | ||
| Mon Jan 3rd | Jazz and Blues Appreciation | Please not that there is no meeting in January. Our next meeting is on Monday 7th February at 7:00pm Driffield Community Centre |
| Wed Jan 5th | Film Group | THE BAND WAGON Often described as one of the greatest film musicals of all time. It stars Fred Astaire, Cyd Charise and Jack Buchanan and was directed by Vincente Minelli Driffield Community Centre. 2:00pm |
| Mon Jan 10th | Classical Music and Opera | NO MEETING THIS MONTH. Normal meetings resume on Monday 14th February at 2:00pm Driffield Community Centre |
| Thu Jan 13th | Meeting | JEAN HARROD - DEADLY DIPLOMACY Jean Harrod - a former British Diplomat who now writes crime thrillers. The title for her talk is Deadly Diplomacy (which is the title of one of her books) She will give us an interesting varied talk of her life as a diplomat in the Foreign Office and then working in various countries. Her work has inspired her to write best selling crime thriller novels based on her own experiences. |
| Mon Jan 31st | Quiz Night | Our first u3a Quiz Night of the new year will be on Monday 31st January at 7:00pm The venue is The bell Hotel (Lounge Bar) and all members are welcome to come along and join a team for a fun evening with cash prizes |
| February 2022 | ||
| Mon Feb 7th | Jazz and Blues Appreciation | COOL JAZZ Great sounds that came from the USA. Relax to the sounds of Gerry Mulligan, George Shearing, Dave Brubeck and more. Great performances captured on video. 7:00pm Driffield Community Centre |
| Thu Feb 10th | Meeting | TONY COLLINSON Tony Collinson LRPS, DPAGB(AV) has involved in photography for many years. His passion is wildlife and in particular birds. and can often be found wandering around local nature reserves or at the coast with his camera. In his presentation we will be looking at various subjects in the form of a number of short slide shows. Some will include wildlife images whilst others will tell a life story or a record an of event. |
| Mon Feb 14th | Classical Music and Opera | An Afternoon of Chamber Music A gentle start for our 2022 programme as we feature chamber music from Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and more. Driffield Community Centre. 2:00pm |
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