Events
This page lists forthcoming events and visits that may be of interest to all U3A members. Please contact the organiser of any event you wish to attend.
You can view a timetable of ALL group meetings by clicking the link on the right.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | ||
| Mon Nov 19th | Jazz Appreciation | Jazz on Screen! Two top tenors, Johnny Griffin and Dexter Gordon, in live club performances via DVD |
| Tue Nov 20th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Cycling | A Ride - Alan leading |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Cycling | B Ride |
| Thu Nov 22nd | Open Meetings and Visits | Double Dutch with Lynne Gibson 2.30pm Armstrong Hall |
| Fri Nov 23rd | Railways | Main Line Heritage Locomotive Miscellany - David Bailey and George Hargreaves |
| Fri Nov 30th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. Victoria Rooms. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Stravinsky, Walton, Shostakovich. Coach leaves Aldi 5:45 pm. |
| Fri Nov 30th | Science & Technology | Dr Edward Jennar (Dr Gareth Williams) |
| December 2018 | ||
| Mon Dec 3rd | Astronomy | Peter Jackson will describe "Exploring the Sun". We have it on good authority that there will be mince pies. |
| Mon Dec 3rd | Aspects of the 19th Century | Medicine and Disease |
| Tue Dec 4th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride - Alan leading |
| Tue Dec 4th | Architecture | Christmas architectural fun - The Committee |
| Fri Dec 7th | Gentle Excercise | Christmas Lunch |
| Mon Dec 10th | Discussions | 2pm The Chantry All welcome. This month's topic "It's expensive to be poor". |
| Wed Dec 12th | Photography | Images from Theme of the Year |
| Thu Dec 13th | Cycling | Xmas Ride. Anchor Inn at Lower Morton booked for 1pm!! |
| Fri Dec 14th | Music | Gareth Williams’s jazz group, the Class Act Quartet, will join us for a lively morning of music for our Christmas meeting. Mulled fruit punch and mince pies will be served. |
| Fri Dec 14th | Travel and Tourism | Christmas Celebration |
| Mon Dec 17th | Jazz Appreciation | A West Coast Christmas. Another in Peter Reeves's entertaining Jazz Stories series. |
| Tue Dec 18th | Cycling | Afternoon Ride |
| Thu Dec 20th | Art Appreciation | Pauline Rummens Modigliani: Always the Outsider |
| January 2019 | ||
| Mon Jan 7th | Astronomy | Details of the talk at The January 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. |
| Wed Jan 9th | Photography | Black & White techniques. |
| Fri Jan 11th | Music | Thornbury Chamber Players under their conductor Chris Hill present music for strings. Expect to see some familiar faces among their players! |
| Thu Jan 17th | Art Appreciation | Richard Bradley To Infinity...and Beyond! The Art of Kazimir Malevich |
| Mon Jan 28th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: Winter Poems |
| February 2019 | ||
| Thu Feb 7th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. St David's Hall. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Falla, Ravel, Debussy. Coach leaves Aldi 5:00 pm. |
| Fri Feb 8th | Music | A visit from performers from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Watch this space to find out which performer or performers they will be sending! |
| Sat Feb 9th | Concerts | 7:30 pm. Bath Forum. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak. Coach leaves Aldi 5:45 pm. |
| Wed Feb 13th | Photography | Review Tom Crowe Competition results |
| Thu Feb 21st | Art Appreciation | Chris Rivett A Walk round the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow |
| Mon Feb 25th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: Nonsense Literature |
| March 2019 | ||
| Fri Mar 8th | Music | The Brandon Hill Quartet return with a programme including string quartets by Haydn and Schubert. |
| Wed Mar 13th | Photography | Table Top Photography |
| Thu Mar 21st | Art Appreciation | David Norris The Splendour of Roman Wall Painting |
| Mon Mar 25th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: The origins and use of Parliamentary Language. |
| April 2019 | ||
| Wed Apr 10th | Photography | Using Histograms |
| Fri Apr 12th | Music | Philip Heyman will entertain us on his viola with a wide range of different works, accompanied by Alison Dite. |
| Mon Apr 15th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: Cryptic Crosswords |
| Thu Apr 18th | Art Appreciation | Lynne Gibson More Double Dutch: The Secret Language of Dutch Still Life |
| May 2019 | ||
| Wed May 8th | Photography | Print mounting methods |
| Fri May 10th | Music | Jana Chuda will perform a range of piano music with some material from the shows as well as a range of classical items |
| Thu May 16th | Art Appreciation | David Ploss The Wyeth Dynasty in Pennsylvania & Maine |
| Mon May 20th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: The Border Ballads |
| June 2019 | ||
| Wed Jun 12th | Photography | HDR techniques |
| Fri Jun 14th | Music | Local conductor Chris Hill will be Jos Gregson’s guest as he decides what records he would have with him on a Desert Island and we find out about his very musical life and how he would cope with the solitude of the island. |
| Fri Jun 14th | Music | Annual Lunch – venue to be advised |
| Thu Jun 20th | Art Appreciation | To be confirmed. |
| July 2019 | ||
| Wed Jul 10th | Photography | Group Outing taking the West Somerset Railway from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and then on to Dunster. |
| August 2019 | ||
| Wed Aug 14th | Photography | No Meeting |
| September 2019 | ||
| Wed Sep 11th | Photography | Review Images from the Group Outing |
| October 2019 | ||
| Wed Oct 9th | Photography | “Tom Crowe Competition” submitted images |
| November 2019 | ||
| Wed Nov 13th | Photography | Low light photography |
| December 2019 | ||
| Wed Dec 11th | Photography | Making Slide Shows |