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Dave McBride
Wed 4 – Sun 8 May
Dave McBride’s playful paintings and joyful abstracts are full of dancing colours and painterly explorations of form where the imagination lives and breathes. |
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Sodi Cookey: Springtime Jazz
Friday 13 May, 6:30pm
An exciting evening of live jazz with the charismatic singer Sodi Cookey, accompanied by Nick Gilmore (piano) and Jason Simpson (double bass). Tickets are £12 and are available on the door, or by clicking here. |
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The Life of Bohuslav Martinu
Wednesday 18 May, 7pm
Born in a tower and forever influenced by this bird's-eye perspective, Martinu's style is compelling and unforgettable. Individual, rhythmic and flavoured by the folk music of his native Czechoslovakia, Martinu's music stirs the soul and gets the feet tapping. His nomadic life is brought fully to life in this invigorating production by the New End Ensemble. Tickets £15 (£12 conc.) including a glass of wine available here. |
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George Charlton:
Formative Figures
Exhibition
Until Sun 8 May
This exhibition brings together a collection of George Charlton’s Slade School nude studies, painted works and personal letters to tell the story of his professional and personal life in Hampstead in the 1930s. George and Daphne Charlton purchased 40 New End Square in 1932 and it quickly became a hub of artistic activity. Featuring recently acquired personal correspondence illustrating important milestones in his artistic life, this exhibition aims to give a personal insight into Charlton’s artistic development, as well as a glimpse into his at times controversial personal life. Ian Kellam, in his catalogue for a retrospective of both the Charltons’ work, remarked that George was a “quiet and gentle romantic, so moved by feminine beauty.” The works on display from the Burgh House collection serve to illustrate this side to George Charlton’s character, while charting his progression from student to professional artist. |
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Aspidistra's Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert
Monday 30 May, 2:30pm
This is the Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra’s annual concert on the May Bank Holiday. Aspidistra continues to bring new life to ‘Palm Court’ music, the entertainment of our (great) grandparents. The orchestra consists of string quartet, piano, flute and oboe, a combination well suited to recreate the sound of the Palm Court orchestraTickets £10 (£9 concessions) from here or by calling 020 76339313
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Chamber Music Box
Sunday 8 May, 2:15pm
A mix of top British and European players come together to present a fresh and spontaneous programme of chamber music that will only be revealed to the audience at the actual concert: that's ChamberMusicBox! Tickets £12 (children free) available by clicking here. |
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Piano recital with Emre Sen
Monday 16 May, 7:30pm
Tickets £10, available on the door. Join us for an evening piano recital of Chopin, Liszt and Mendelssohn with acclaimed pianist Emre Sen. More details available by clicking here.
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Hobbs Style at Burgh House
Thursday 19th May, 7pm
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER: HOBBS FASHION SHOW AT BURGH HOUSE. The catwalk is coming to our historic building and you're invited to take a front seat for the Spring/Summer Collection. Tickets include free champagne, a luxury goody bag and entry into a prize draw. 20% discount on all merchandise available on the night. Spaces are limited for this fabulous evening, so book now. All proceeds in aid of the Burgh House Renaissance Appeal. Click here to book. |
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Marmara Piano Trio: Do You Like Brahms?
Sunday 22 May, 2pm
The Marmara Piano Trio return to Burgh House for an afternoon of music by Brahms, including his great chamber music epic, the F Minor Piano Quintet Op. 34. Tickets £12 (children free) available on the door.
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About The Sky and Beyond:
Grazia Tancredi
Wed 25 May – Sun 5 June
Grazia Tancredi's love of colour is inspired by the sky and beyond. Her journey will take us on an adventure through the universe, exploring the vibrations and emotions that the human eye cannot see. All works are oil on canvas with handmade floating frames.www.colourarte.co.uk |
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Hoffmeister Duo
Sunday 29 May, 2:30pm
An hour-long recital of works by Mozart, Hoffmeister, Goldschmidt and Martinu given by well-known chamber musicians Jane Faulkner (violin) and Frank Cliff (viola). Tickets £8 on the door. Call 01923 265066 for more details. |
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An Evening with John Etheridge & Vimala Rowe
Monday 30 May, 7:30pm
Join us for a fabulous evening with renowned guitarist John Etheridge and singer Vimala Rowe, celebrating the launch of their new album ‘Out of the Sky’ in aid of the Burgh House Renaissance Appeal.Doors 7pm, tickets are £15 (£12 FoBH) and include a complimentary glass of wine. Click here to book and for more details.
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Organic Matters
Wed 11 –
Sun 22 May
Bringing together a group of six artists who have explored and reflected on the organic world, creating images in a diverse range of media. |
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Sparkling & Unpredictable:
An Evening with Jane Fallon & Lisa Jewell
Tuesday 10 May, 6:30pm
With 20 bestsellers between them, Jane Fallon and Lisa Jewell share the secrets of how to write bestselling novels; what it takes to create believable characters, pacy narratives and gripping reads. All proceeds in aid of the David Shepherd Foundation. Tickets £20 including a glass of bubbles. To book click here. |
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Claudia Piscitelli: Nothing’s Stable
Wednesday 18 May - Sunday 26 June
Keats’ poetry and the tragedy of his early death are well known, and have been mythologised through a wealth of books, film and exhibitions that have explored his life and work. This exhibition by Claudia Piscitelli focuses in part on his personal letters, which she identifies as physical evidence of an innate creativity that spilled over into his private writing. The nature of the creative mind is reflected in Claudia Piscitelli’s own art work, as she reacts to Keats’ letters with her own drawings and site-specific interpretation. This exhibition emblematically responds not only to Keats as a great poet but as a man, as well as the very nature of creativity. |
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Humanitarian Charity Concert
Friday 20 May, 7pm
Internationally acclaimed Macedonian musicians Straso Temkov (flute) and Marija Vrskova (piano) present an exciting evening of classical music that will include some modern Macedonian composers. In aid of Demir Kapija, the Special Institution for Mentally Disabled People, in Macedonia. Tickets £20. For information contact Roza Hurst on 07747 610 300;rozahurst@aol.com |
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Lifelines with Tom Conti
Thursday, 26th May, 7.30pm
Celebrated Scottish actor, theatre director, novelist and local campaigner Tom Conti joins Piers Plowright to discuss his life and career as part of our ever popular Lifelines series. This evening with Tony Award Winner (1979, Whose Life Is It Anyway?) Academy Award Nominee (Best Actor, Reuben, Reuben, 1983) and Hampstead legend is not to be missed. Tickets £12 (£10 FoBH). A supper including wine is available in our Buttery Cafe after the conversation for only £20. Click here to book. |
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Burgh House & Hampstead Museum open:
Wed-Fri & Sun
12noon-5pm
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