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The authors of all six shortlisted books have committed to attend the Showcase on 26th June. Where else can you find such a wide variety of talents - and in such friendly, conversational surroundings. Elspeth Barker, Jules Pretty, Amanda Hogkinson, Ian Collins, Candy Whittome and the irrepressible Ronald Blythe...
Follow the New Angle link above for details
posted 07 May 13
The Institute's programme of courses and events for the Summer Term is now published. Another fascinating selection of talks, visits and study courses is available. Please contact us by email for a PDF version of the programme.
posted 27 Mar 13
In conjunction with the New Angle Prize for Literature, the Institute has just launched a creative writing competition for 16-18 year olds.
The details of the competition have been sent out to schools and sixth-form colleges in Suffolk and North Essex. The closing date for entries - of up to 500 words (fiction, non-fiction or poetry) inspired by the writer's own locality - is 4th June.
For further details contact the Institute.
posted 26 Mar 13
Below are a selection of up coming events, click here to see more
Chris Parfitt
Admiral's House
15 May 13 7pm
Talk with Norwegian buffet.
Members may bring non-member guests with them to this event
This is the story of a 2500 mile journey (mainly by train) from Stockholm to Oslo within the Arctic Circle. Outstanding rides including the Flam Mountain railway and the Bergen-Oslo express. Visiting some of the fjords on the way and enjoying different landscapes.
Included in your ticket, a buffet of Norwegian-style food (menu available on request).
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Day Visit
28 May 13 .
Spaces left on this trip. Enquiries from non-members would be welcome.
A rare opportunity to visit this fine art gallery near Guildford dedicated to the work of the Victorian painter and sculptor George Frederick Watts.
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Ipswich Croquet Club
Fynn Valley Golf Club
08 Jun 13 9.45am
This one day course will give you an introduction to the two main forms of the game and have you playing very quickly.
The morning session will cover Golf Croquet - an easy to learn form of the game which is very sociable and is growing fast. After a lunch break we will introduce you to Association Croquet - an intriguing and rewarding game that has been called “chess on grass”. For the remainder of the afternoon you will have the choice of further coaching in Golf Croquet or beginning to learn Association Croquet.
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Here are some of our newest courses.
For the full programme click here
Dr Alan Collett
Thursday 2.00 - 4.00
Visitor numbers at Tate Modern and other modern art galleries testify to a widespread interest in conceptual art. There is no doubt hat most of us are intrigued by conceptual art, but many are also wary of it and suspicious of its claims upon us. The aim of this short course is to use the resources of philosophy to demystify conceptual art and to assess its significance and its value.
The set book for the course is: Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art? by
P Goldie and E Schellekens. This book is highly recommended for the course but is not essential.
Professor Chris Green
Thursday 10.30 - 12.30
A series of six talks about some of the Western world’s greatest choral works ranging from Bach’s B minor Mass to Karl Jenkins’s The Armed Man. Each session will focus on two or three major choral works, the circumstances that surrounded their creation and the controversies resulting and will examine the works against the changes that were taking place in the musical world at the time. The course will be illustrated by audio and visual examples and no prior musical knowledge is required.
Open to non-members.
Tony Shearman
Friday 2.00 - 4.00
This course is designed to improve your card play, and will be largely practical. Playing some set hands and others dealt at the table, the course will offer advice in how to win that extra elusive trick, or at least maximise your chances.
Whether playing as a declarer, or defence, we can help you find the extra trick to make, or defeat the contract.
As players may be of differing levels, we will try to keep you grouped with players of a similar standard or knowledge level.
