3rd MUSIC    

‘My Kind of Music’ From Show and Film Music to Pop Songs and Classical - Something for every taste!  Free lunchtime music sponsored by BArts, featuring pianist Barbara Manning. 12noon - 2pm, the Spotlight Green Room Bar, Hoddesdon.  To book a table for lunch ring 01992 441946 at least 1 week ahead.

8thTALK

‘Room at the Inn’. Travelling through Georgian Hertfordshire by Jon Mein. Monthly meeting of the Lea Valley u3a from 1pm. Speaker at 2pm. New members and guests welcome. The Spotlight, Hoddesdon. Contact Glynis Evans 01992 916485  email: lvu3a@live.co.uk

9th FORUM FILM CLASSIC

‘Oklahoma!’. A milestone in musical theatre, where song and dance are an integral part of the story. 2pm Dinant Room, The Spotlight, Hoddesdon. Tickets £12 from the box office 01992 441946 thespotlightvenue.com

10th FLORAL ART

'A Passionate Affair' demonstration by Terri Potter. Hoddesdon Floral Art Club. 2 - 4pm, Jackson Hall, Burford Street, Hoddesdon. 01992 442907.  email:vivanne@hotmail.co.uk

16th ARTS CAFE

Drop in to the Arts Café for 'Art, Crafts, and Live Music' .  A meeting place for creative people who love the Arts. This month features  pianist Paul Arnold.  11am to 2pm Green Room Bar at the Spotlight, Hoddesdon

A FREE Event.

16th TALK

‘Serious Crime in the Borough of Broxbourne 1570-1870’ by Ken Griffin.  Friends of Lowewood Museum.  Coffee/Tea from 7.30pm, talk at 8pm.  United Reformed Church, Mill Lane,  Broxbourne.  01992 467928.  email:sandpgarside@gmail.com 

18th TALK

 'Fred Astaire' by Howard Slater.  Monthly meeting of Broxbourne u3a. 10.00am, The Spotlight, Hoddesdon. Enquiries: Judith Hutchings 07496 702998. email: broxbourneu3a@outlook.com 

18th COURSE

'Shackleton's 1914 - 1917 Expedition' Tutor: Geoff Selly with some original artefacts 

Fee £5

 Broxbourne Adult Leisure Learning,  10.30am to 12.30pm, Broxbourne Parish Centre,  St. Augustine’s Church.  01992 306598  email:linda.williamsecc@gmail.com

19TH LUNCH

‘The Sporting Life’  presented by BArts. Football isn't a matter of life and death... it's much more important than that. Sport is war minus the shooting. Tickets £17.00, including  lunch & a glass of wine. 12noon, Dinant Room, the Spotlight, Hoddesdon, 01992 441946. www.thespotlightvenue.com  Pre-booking essential - for special dietary requirements please contact the Box Office.

24th SILVER ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

By London Concertante 

"London Concertante is one of the finest music ensembles in the country with a growing international reputation for inspired programming, thrilling performances, and the unique rapport it builds with its audience."

 Including music by Ravel and Villa-Lobos, with a performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.  

Tickets £25 from The Spotlight 01992 441946 or thespotlightvenue.com

25th ART LECTURE

‘The Bloomsbury Group - The Art of Vanessa Bell’ by Julia Musgrave. Coffee 10am, 10.30am start, the Spotlight, Hoddesdon. Guests Welcome. Tickets at reception on day £8. The Arts Society East Herts.  Contact Colin Gordon 01920 870044. colinjgordon@aol.com 

www.theartssocietyeastherts.org.uk

25th COURSE

‘The Arctic, Submarines and Security: Science and Risk in a Warming Environment’  Tutor: Lieutenant Commander John Ash (Polar Exploration Museum).    Fee £5 Broxbourne Adult Leisure Learning,  10.30am to 12.30pm, Broxbourne Parish Centre,  St. Augustine’s Church.  01992 306598  

email: linda.williamsecc@gmail.com

25th TALK

‘Reverend Henry Small and the missing £20,000' by Jon Mein. Monthly meeting of Cheshunt u3a from 1.30pm at Laura Trott Leisure Centre, Cheshunt. Guest speaker at approx 2.30pm.  Secretary Christine Luff  01992 621543. email: cheshuntu3asecretary@virginmedia.com

27th MUSIC

English Piano Trio:  Jane Faulkner (violin), Timothy Ravenscroft (piano) and Pal Banda (cello).    

 Hoddesdon Music Club. 7.30pm, United Reformed Church, Mill Lane, Broxbourne. Visitors welcome. Tickets £15, Family £35, Young person (25 or under) £3 - from 01992 464000, on the door with cash or cheques only or via www.hoddesdonmusic.org.uk.