Brighton, Sussex - Adult Education Courses, Readings and Events
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and more in Brighton
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and more in Brighton
Al further information, dates, venues, fees, enrolment -
follow link:
Modern British History
Social and Cultural History
Art History
Cinema
Literature
Fashion History
Fashion History
Brighton, Sussex, History
Stuarts * Georgians * Regency * Victorians * Edwardians * Between the Wars * Modernism * Art Deco * Cinema * Local History * Novels and History * Film History * Art and History * History of Fashion * Wartime WWI & II * Christmas Customs * Death & Mourning * History in Literature *
2020 courses are taught in Brighton at Greater Brighton Metropolitan College MET (formerly City College), Preston Manor (Preston Park), Whitehawk Community Centre and Varndean College at Holy Cross Church Hall, Woodingdean
2020
Enrol MET Student Centre, Pelham Street, Brighton
Tel: 01273 667704/667788
https://www.gbmc.ac.uk/brighton/history-part-time
2020 ADULT
EDUCATION COURSES
Taught
at Pelham Street campus unless otherwise stated e.g. Preston Manor
ÿ Spring 2020 ÿ
Arts Culture & Society in Regency England (1790-1830)
Arts Culture & Society in Regency England (1790-1830)
Monday
1.30-3.30pm 10 weeks CL0059-1C £123 start 13 January (FULL)
In the Shadow of the
Century: Edwardian Britain 1900-1914
(Whitehawk Community
Centre) Wednesday
CL0356 1-3pm 10 weeks £20/£10 start 15 January
Cool Britannia: How Fashion Shaped British Culture (1750-2019)
(Preston
Manor) Tuesday
10.30am-12.30pm 8 weeks Ref No: CL0276-1C
Fee: £98
start
21 January
The Edwardians
(1900-1914)
(Preston Manor) Tuesday
1-3pm 8 weeks CM0400-1C Fee: £98 start 21 January
The Novel as Social History: Life and Living
Fortnightly
Saturdays x 5 11am-2pm CL0030-1C
£64 start 25 January
Innovation and
Experiment: Georgian England 1760-1800
(Varndean College at Holy Cross Church Hall, Woodingdean) Mon 10am-12pm 6 weeks
Fee
£75 (Concessions available) Start 27 January Tel 01273 546604
"The Whiplash
Curve" Art Nouveau (1890-1910)
1
day Saturday 14 March 11am-3pm
CM0163-1C Fee: £26
R Summer 2020 R
Introducing the
Victorians
Monday
1.30-3.30pm 6 weeks Ref:
CL0028-1C Fee: £64 start 20 April
The
World of Iconic Art Deco-Interwar Modernism 1918-1939
Tuesday
7-9 5 weeks Ref: CL0068 Fee £64 start 21 April
Late Edwardian
Britain and The Homefront in Wartime 1900-1918
(Whitehawk Community
Centre) Wednesday
1-3pm 10 weeks £20/£10 start 22 April
Summer Reading:
Books, books and more books!
1
day Saturday 25 April 10am-4pm
Ref: CL0067-1C Fee: £26
Summer in the City: exploring Brighton's unique history
Saturday
11am-1pm 5
weeks including 3 field trips Ref: CL0027
Fee: £64 start 2 May
A Grand Tour of Late
Georgian & Regency Indulgence 1790-1830
(Varndean College at Holy Cross Church Hall, Woodingdean) Mon 10am-12pm 6 weeks
Fee £75 (Concessions
available) Start 11 May Tel 01273 546604
https://www.gbmc.ac.uk/history-part-time
Tel: 01273 667704
Follow link for all further information on courses, classes, talks, dates, venues & fees:
West Pier Trust
SECRET PARKS AND GARDENS
A talk by Sarah Tobias at the West
Pier Centre
(in the prom arches opposite the ruins of the pier)
Thursday 27 February 2020 6-7pm
Limited seating so book early (similar event sold out last time).
£6 wine or soft drink included.
Further information/booking: info@westpier.co.
Book: via Eventbrite - link will be shown on blog January
Book: via Eventbrite - link will be shown on blog January
(Sarah is an ex West Pier guide)
June 2020: Study day at the West Pier Centre
Patrick Hamilton’s “The West Pier” followed
by Tea at the Metropole
We study social, cultural, local and West Pier history, characters and
events within Patrick Hamilton’s novel, followed by tea at the Hotel Metropole.
All final details and date to be confirmed.
Love and Loathing – poems for St
Valentine’s
Light-hearted readings, poetry, and afternoon tea (date tbc)
Read by Anita Gilson and Sarah Tobias at St Margaret’s Cottage,
Rottingdean (next to church)
In aid of Roger’s Wildlife Fund
THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE
Brunswick Square, Hove
THE VICTORIANS: FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE
A talk with costumes and accessories from the wonderful collection of Marion May, followed by tea in dining room and servant's kitchen, after which Sarah Tobias will give an illustrated talk on Victorian social life.
SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2.30pm
Booking via Eventbrite February/March 2020. Link will be shown on blog
nearer time
https://sarah-tobias.blogspot.com/
LAST YEAR'S EVENT SOLD OUT WITHIN WEEKS OF BOOKING OPENING
