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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | ||
| 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 |
| Mon Dec 31st →Thu Jan 1st | Bridge 3 | Congratulations to David and Suzie and Janet and Rosemary. In fact, congratulations to everyone for a very tight contest with no need for a Director. No scores under 40.Particular thanks to Arlene for struggling through not to let us down when she was very unwell. Hope you are feeling better. |
| January 2019 | ||
| Mon Jan 7th | Astronomy | In January Anbdrew McLean will discuss the computing resources available for astronomers. |
| 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! |
| Fri Jan 11th | Travel and Tourism | New Zealand |
| Thu Jan 17th | Art Appreciation | Richard Bradley To Infinity...and Beyond! The Art of Kazimir Malevich |
| Mon Jan 21st | Jazz Appreciation | A variety of Jazz Singers, presented by Ann |
| Fri Jan 25th | Science & Technology | Brunel ... his trains, bridges and ships - Terry Chivers |
| Mon Jan 28th | Our Living Language | 2pm Alveston Methodist Church Hall. All welcome. This month's topic: Winter Poems |
| February 2019 | ||
| Mon Feb 4th | Astronomy | Details of the talk at The February 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. |
| 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! |
| Fri Feb 8th | Travel and Tourism | Antartica |
| 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 |
| Mon Feb 18th | Jazz Appreciation | Another eclectic selection from Andrew |
| 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 | ||
| Mon Mar 4th | Astronomy | Details of the talk at The March 2019 meeting will appear here as soon as they are available. |
| Fri Mar 8th | Music | The Brandon Hill Quartet return with a programme including string quartets by Haydn and Schubert. |
| Fri Mar 8th | Travel and Tourism | Austria |
| Wed Mar 13th | Photography | Table Top Photography |
| Mon Mar 18th | Jazz Appreciation | Some choice items from Les - details to follow |
| 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. |
| Fri Mar 29th | Science & Technology | Facilities Management at Southmead Hospital - Simon Wood |
| 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. |
| Fri Apr 12th | Travel and Tourism | New Orleans and the Deep South |
| 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 |
| Fri May 10th | Travel and Tourism | Journey over the Himalayas |
| 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 |
| Fri May 31st | Science & Technology | An introduction to blood groups - Richard Laycock |
| 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. |
| Fri Jul 12th | Travel and Tourism | Bottom right hand Corner |
| Fri Jul 26th | Science & Technology | The Weather - Bob Dale |
| August 2019 | ||
| Wed Aug 14th | Photography | No Meeting |
| September 2019 | ||
| Wed Sep 11th | Photography | Review Images from the Group Outing |
| Fri Sep 13th | Travel and Tourism | Delhi and Central India |
| Fri Sep 27th | Science & Technology | TBA |
| October 2019 | ||
| Wed Oct 9th | Photography | “Tom Crowe Competition” submitted images |
| Fri Oct 11th | Travel and Tourism | Jersey |
| November 2019 | ||
| Fri Nov 8th | Travel and Tourism | Switzerland re-visited |
| Wed Nov 13th | Photography | Low light photography |
| Fri Nov 29th | Science & Technology | TBA |
| December 2019 | ||
| Wed Dec 11th | Photography | Making Slide Shows |
| Fri Dec 13th | Travel and Tourism | Christmas Celebration |