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Business Club
3 September
Matthew Perkins:
Client Services Manager for Business Link in London
New Media Workshop
An introduction into the fast moving world of new media. The aim of the workshop is to give an uncomplicated overview of changing communication habits and how that can be exploited through marketing into these new channels. The workshop comprises of the following:
The importance of new media
Media facts
Tools that can be used to market online
Working examples
Questions and answers session
If you would like to find out more about joining, email Elaine Smith on ms.elainesmith@btinternet.com.
Film Club
A Girl Cut in Two
Chabrol (2007, France)
Thursday 24 September 14.00
The film is set around a love triangle, involving Gabrielle Deneige, a young, single, weather woman who lives with her mother; Charles Saint-Denis, a married, middle-aged author; and Paul Gaudens, a spoilt, arrogant messed up young man.
Charles first sees Gabrielle at a party after a television interview, and then again at a book signing. This is also when Paul sees her. She begins to date both men, but she only wants Charles, who does not seem to want her for anything more than a play thing, whereas, she does not want Paul for much more than a friend, but keeps him hanging on until he tells her he never wants to see her again, which is when she agrees to marry him.
As you can imagine this is only the beginning.
Tickets
Members: £3.50
Day Members: £6.00
Please check the film club page over the coming months to read about film club events soon to be scheduled for the Autumn term >>
Craft Group
Craft Group continues on Wednesday 15 July between 13.30 and 15.30.
Bring some recent piece of work to 'Show and tell' or just to continue with while we have a 'cuppa' and a good natter.'
Art History
Art in London – 9 July
Corot to Monet
Learn about the development of open-air landscape painting and how the key Impressionists were influenced by a long tradition of outdoor sketching and painting.
The talk will consider 18th and 19th century French and Italian landscapes. It will look at works by artists such as Jean-Bapiste-Camille Corot, Pierre Henri Valenciennes and Jean François Millet, exploring their influence on impressionists such as Claude-Oscar Monet.
Corot to Monet: A fresh look at landscape from the collection’ is the exhibition at the National Gallery from 8 July until 20 September. It notes the progression of open-air landscape paintings up until 1874, the year of the first impressionist exhibition.
Book Group
Brooklyn
by Colm Toibin
Thursday 23 July 2009,
14.30 – 16.00
In July the Book Club will meet a little later in the month than usual - on Thursday 23 July - at our usual time of 2.30. We will be talking about 'Brooklyn', the latest novel by Irish writer Colm Toibin. This is set in the 1950s and tells the story of Eilis, a quiet, hard working and reticent young girl from a small town in County Wexford. Eilis becomes a reluctant emigrant when her mother and sister pack her off to America in search of better opportunities. The account of her experiences is subtle. We see Brooklyn from her perspective, as she finds work, struggles with homesickness, goes to night school, finds a boyfriend and gradually begin to put down roots. Then a family crisis forces her back to Ireland and she faces a choice. One critic has written that the novel is "about the quest for home and the difficulty of figuring out where it really is".
You are welcome to join us - coffee is available in the cafe from 2pm
Adam Lounge 14.30 – 16.00
Spanish Conversation Group
The Spanish Conversation Group meets several times a month. The group now has a tutor to help keep them on the right track, the fee (£30) is be divided between the members of the group.
For details please contact Elaine Smith at ms.elainesmith@btinternet.com
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