Monday Morning Talk
This week’s speaker, Dr David Barnett, has delighted us with his wonderful talks since before Covid. On Monday 4th March he explores the life and work of the remarkable Edith Morley, literary scholar and suffragette.
Executive Committee Meeting
All members are welcome to come and observe the Executive Committee Meeting on March 7th.
A Reminder
Our U3A Annual General Meeting starts at 10am Monday 11th March in Room 2.21.
From the U3A London Office
A Mystery Payment We have received a payment of £45 direct to our bank designated as “Jo Qi Membership LEE J E J” on 2nd February but cannot trace who this is from. Please get in touch with the Office if it is from you.
PLEASE remember your entry pass and lanyard (legal requirement) We are monitoring where day passes have been issued and where non-members have been given a day pass. We love having you attend our classes but we have legal requirements and if you gain entry without a pass or continue to “forget your pass” you could have entry refused. We would hate this to happen. If you have lost your pass please come to the office and we can issue you with a pass for £5. Also please DO NOT LET anyone behind you into the building without a pass, who could be a non-member etc. Thank you so much for your co-operation.
The timetables for the week
The full timetable, the Town Hall room timetable and the Zoom timetable are available in the Office and on our website.
Special Notices About Classes
From Charles Fraser: A new German class has already begun – “Der deutsche Kreis” on Wednesdays at 2pm in Room 1.33. It is aimed at those with a good knowledge of German, even if it has lapsed a bit, and will focus on reading and discussion. If you’re not sure, do come along and give it a try..
From Lorna Kerr My Taiji class on Tuesday 5 March in Room 2.21 at 14:00 will not take place.
Friday Yoga: There will be no yoga class on Friday 8th or Friday 15th March.
Call for a coordinator of Classical Music (Maybe for the summer term only). Looking ahead, over the summer term our wonderful Stephen McGhee will be taking a break from his fortnightly class of Classical Music Appreciation. Is there someone who feels able to talk about or simply explore and appreciate classical music with others in his absence? Please get in touch with the U3A Office
From Terry Sopel: To all U3A members: Please come along to The Drama Group at 11 a.m. on 21st March in Room 2.21 for a performance of several disparate pieces ranging widely from an extract from Oscar Wilde to NYC Jewish humour. We promise we hope to finish within an hour!
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES
From Ken Baldry: European History
on Wednesday March 6th in Room 2.21 at 11.40am–12.40. Next week’s talk is Talk 131. William Hogarth - British painter & satirist, with 109 slides. The following week is Talk 132 From 1740: France & Prussia: The War of the Austrian Succession with 89 slides.
The full programme to Summer 2025 is on http://www.art-science.com/history-talks.html.
From Stephen Barry
The next London Miscellany class, on Wednesday March 6 at 2pm in Room 1.29, will look at the regeneration of the Stratford Olympic site both before and after the 2012 Games.
From Rachel Tyndall – Walking by Water
Lea River Loop. A 6 mile walk to discover London’s second most important river. This is a circular walk starting and finishing at Homerton Railway Station on the Overground. We will meet at the entrance at 1pm. Trains from Richmond arrive at 12.56 and from Clapham at 13.01.
Please let me know (email or text) by the evening of Tuesday 5th March if you intend to join me. Walks will be cancelled if the weather is bad.
From Wally Howard: The Film Class
on Wednesday 6 March 2024 at 2pm in Room 1.22 is The Shawshank Redemption. A story of hope, friendship, and survival, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, directed by Frank Darabont from the novella by Stephen King. This is the first of four films which need to be seen again, enjoyed and discussed!
From Yvonne Dove
Art Appreciation C, Secular and Mytholoical Art On Thursday 7 March at 11.40 in Room 2.26. “This week we are examining the life and works of Rubens’ pupil and Court painter to Charles I, Anthony van Dyck. These works include Self-portrait with a Sunflower, The Balbi Children, The Great Peece and Cupid and Psyche.”
From St Marylebone Parish Church
We are having a lecture series of art and architecture of churches and surrounding areas. Each talk will take place in thecrypt of the church at 6:30pm.
Here is an outline of the series: 3rd April: Art in the Apse; 17th April: Stained Glass in the City; 24th April: Benjamin West PRA and The Painting of the Holy Family; 1st May: Stories in Stone: History, Craft, and Conservation; 29th May: Adapting Church Architecture for the Modern Landscape.
If you are interested, you can find more information about each lecture on our website. Each lecture is £5, or you can attend all lectures for £20.
To make you smile
What do you call an alligator wearing a vest? An investigator.
‘A man goes up to The Berlin Wall and says ‘How are you?’
The wall replies: ‘I mustn’t grumble; I mustn’t crumble.’
“Siri, why am I so bad at relationships with women?” “This is Alexa.”
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