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£15.00
DATE: Tuesday 9th June
TIME: 15:30 – 16:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
MARC ALLUM is a freelance art and antiques journalist, writer and broadcaster based in Wiltshire. He has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow since 1998 which gives him a unique insight into today’s talk “Antiques Roadshow – behind the scenes” and he has appeared on numerous other television and radio programmes. Marc regularly writes for mainstream magazines and is an author, antiques consultant and lecturer.
Sponsored by: Bonners Of Ilminster
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£10.00
DATE: Friday 5th June
TIME: 15:30 – 16:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
When his muse and guiding light, David Bowie, died in 2016, Peter Carpenter embarked on a journey into the past, tracing the streets, towns and locations where David Jones transformed into something extraordinary. He recorded his findings and thoughts in “Bowieland”. Through his walks, Peter gained insights into Bowie’s cultural significance and his alignment with the poets, painters, artists and musicians who preceded him, shaping the very spaces Bowie inhabited and imparting their wisdom to him.
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£10.00
DATE: Monday 9th June
TIME: 17:30 – 18:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
There is far more to be discovered about the Bayeux Tapestry than can be covered in one lecture. Who made it, where, and why are the most frequently asked questions, although they are not as important as the information the tapestry itself offers us. It is not just a narrative of the most famous battle in English history, but also of the build-up to it, setting the scene and introducing us to the main characters. It is a story of kings, chivalry and ambition, but it is also a moral story showing that good cannot come to those who break their word. Intriguingly, many crucial events are omitted and we can only speculate why. The presentation looks at many of the scenes in detail and explores what might be learned from this depiction of a turning point in our history.
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£10.00
DATE: Friday 5th June
TIME: 13:30 – 14:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
In “Old Songs” Amy Jeffs has fused short stories, histories, lyrics, and gorgeous illustrations by Gwen Burns, to create a rich compendium, singing of travel, mystery, magic and the essential urges of humanity. “Old Songs” threads a tapestry of Britain’s landscape, history and cultures. At the base of hills we can visit to this day, elf queens kidnap hapless poets and carry them through rivers of blood; at the foot of a tree whose offspring still stand in the forests of Northumberland, a girl mimes combing the hairless head of a dragon who was once her brother. Now, ten stories are gathered here, beautifully recreated and illustrated for modern readers from original manuscripts and early printed pamphlets.
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£10.00
DATE: Wednesday 3rd June
TIME: 10:30 – 11:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
In “Turner and Constable: Art, Life and Landscape” Nicola Moorby offers a fresh perspective on two extraordinary artists who, while differing in temperament, faced the same opportunities and challenges and championed a common cause as proponents of a distinctly British art.
