Events - February 23 onwards

Feb 18 2012 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art AGM with talk on A Trip to the Galapagos Islands by committee member Chris Schofield, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

CHESTER: Chester Family History Group meeting with talk on Chester Murders by Alan Hayhurst at the County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane at 7.30pm. There will be a small charge for admission.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

CHESTER: The Head That Wears The Crown exhibition tour - join Dr James Pardoe for a guided tour of the exhibition which decodes the monarchy and monarchs through their portraits, considers the political and social context of the times in which they were made and explores Chester’s long relationship with the Crown, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two from 2-3pm. Admission free.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

CHESTER: Printmaking workshop - screenprints and linocuts - join Mike Hitchens, art technician at Manchester Metropolitan University, to explore two very different methods of printmaking, at the Grosvenor Museum Education Workroom from 10.30am-4.30pm. Cost £5. Book on 01244 402005 or 972112.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CHESTER: Chester Society of Landscape History public lecture on Widely As His Mersey Flows by Hugh Beggs at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Call 01829 770847 or visit www.grosvenormuseum.co.uk.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

CHESTER: Chester Debating Society meeting on the subject The Israel occupation of Palestine should end, proposed by Rod Cox, at the Quaker Meeting House in Frodsham Street at 7.15pm. Call 01244 378222 or 836789.

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Ottoman Turks, Barbary Corsairs and The Crusades in Early Stuart England at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Call 0151 346 1017 or visit www.societyofthirteen.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29

CHESTER: The Geographical Association – Chester Branch lecture on Improving Performance at A2 by David Redfern, AQA Chief Examiner, in the Best Building, University of Chester Main Campus, at 3.30pm. Admission free to members, non-members £5. Call 01244 513830.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

CHESTER: Colourful Impressions: Exhibition Tour - guided tour to introduce the exhibition which presents the museum’s large and rich collection, exploring a wide range of techniques and styles, celebrating the remarkable diversity of British printmaking over the past 60 years, at Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery One from 2-3pm. Admission free.

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on The latest finds in cave art from around the world by Dr Paul Baughn, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

CHESTER: Who Will Buy? - join local historian Len Morgan for a slideshow to look at the market and other aspects of shopping in Chester at Chester History and Heritage at 1.30pm. Admission £3, concessions £2.50. Book on 01244 402110.

MONDAY, MARCH 5

CHESTER: Chester Film Society present a screening of the 2009 British movie Skeletons starring Will Adamsdale and directed by Nick Whitfield, at St Mary’s Centre, St Mary’s Hill, at 7.45pm. Visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk for membership details. Guest tickets £3.50 to be booked in advance on 01244 371750.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7

BACKFORD: Backford Mollington & District Local History Society meeting with talk on History of Hilbre Island by Sue Craggs at Backford and Mollington Village Hall at 7.30pm.

CHESTER: Lecture on Success and Failure at Barclays Bank 1970-2010 by Dr Mitchell J Larson, in Westminster CWE218, University of Chester Main Campus, at 3.30pm. Admission free. Call 01244 513830.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8

CHESTER: Chester Society of Natural Science Literature and Art meeting with talk on Camera in the Cotswolds by Keith Holmes, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Call 01244 335955.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10

CHESTER: International Bagpipe Day - a special presentation to help you discover the story of English bagpipes in history and folklore with performances and a chance to try the instrument for yourself, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre from 11am-noon. Free drop-in session.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Up to 50 stalls. Admission £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult. Cafe at the event, pay and display car park adjacent to the hall. Contact 01492 547868/07786016576 or email wrexhamfair@aol.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Early Stuart Chester as a Centre for Regional Painting by Professor Robert Tittler at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Close Encounters by Margaret Sixsmith at the United Reformed Church in Oldfield Drive, Vicars Cross, at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

CHESTER: Chester Film Society present a screening of the 2009 Japanese movie Fisshu Sutori (Fish Story) starring Gaku Hamada and directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura, at St Mary’s Centre, St Mary’s Hill, at 7.45pm. Visit www.chesterfilmfans.co.uk for membership details. Guest tickets £3.50 to be booked in advance on 01244 371750.

MONDAY, MARCH 19

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen joint meeting with Royal Geographical Society featuring talk on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea by David Edwards, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society who recently went on an ocean research trip in the Pacific on a ship that has sailed the world for over 20 years doing cutting edge research on climate change, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

CHESTER: Who Will Buy? - join local historian Len Morgan for a slideshow to look at the market and other aspects of shopping in Chester at Chester History and Heritage at 1.30pm. Admission £3, concessions £2.50. Book on 01244 402110.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on Magnum by Dr Lynn Hilditch at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10

CHESTER: Chester Photographic Society meeting with talk on The Bebington Salon of Photography by Bob Dennis at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Visit www.chesterphotographicsociety.org or call 01244 300166.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves;The Representation of the Working Classes in Art by Linda Smith, who lectures at the Tate and Tate Modern, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society AGM with talk on Cheshire Agriculture: Mid 19th century to the present by Doug Haynes at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

CHESTER: Grosvenor Museum Society meeting with talk on Merseyside’s Connection with the American Civil War by Len Ellison at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £4, students £2. Contact: 01244 532199.

MONDAY, MAY 21

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen meeting with talk on Energy Needs for the UK over the next 100 Years by Professor Tim Greenshaw, a member of the physics department at Liverpool University which is involved in energy and climate change studies, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.30pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.

MONDAY, JUNE 18

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen AGM with talk on Saltney – Railway Gateway to North Wales by Geoff Pickard, at the Grosvenor Museum at 7.15pm. Visitors £6. Call 0151 346 1017.