Friday 3 April 2015

EXCITING EVENTS IN SUSSEX - ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL, 
FUN AS WELL AS FACTUAL
Sarah Tobias, lecturer in social and cultural history
Keep visiting this site for regular updates 
Details given as accurately as possible, but may change, be postponed or cancelled.
PLEASE CHECK ALL VENUES, FEES, DAYS BEFORE BOOKING. 
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DETAILS OF VENUES AT END - SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF PAGE


 *  SUMMER 2015  *

currently running:
TWENTIES AND THIRTIES BRITAIN
We study social, cultural and domestic life between the wars 1918-1939 and the influence of new and modern ideas in art, architecture - including Art Deco - cinema, literature and electrical goods.after the initial post-WWI optimism and prosperity came the depression of the 'Thirties. Illustrated with slides, books, texts,prints, film clips.
     10 weeks Wednesday 1-3pm  Whitehawk Inn Community Centre, Brighton start 22 April 
JUNE 
THIS SATURDAY
SUMMER READING- LITERATURE AS SOCIAL HISTORY
Books for summer reading: recommendations, discussion, background social history... 
 If you like books, literature and social history – this is for you! 
Within the pages of the novel we discover more than just a story. Setting, portrayal 
of characters, clothing, habits and background detail tell us much about the period 
and its social and cultural history - unwitting testimony'. A different, unusual, 
exciting way of reading & learning in a friendly, relaxed group. 

Friends Centre, Brighton Junction, New England Street
Saturday 20 June 10am-4pm  
Fee £40 Course code: 3844 
Tel: 01273 810210
http://www.webenrol.com/friends/Default.asp?age=detail&courseCode=3844&cat=11&location=&locationCollection=0&
 HALF FULL

JUNE-AUGUST 
International  Summer School
Sussex University 2015- International Summer School for students 18-24 years from non-uk countries
The London Look - Fashion & Style 1800-2015  
Session 1: 4 weeks 22 June-17 July
Field trips include: V&A Fashion Galleries, National Portrait Gallery, Brighton Museum Fashion Gallery
Tutors Dr Alexandra Loske & Sarah Tobias
(2014 fee £1435 for 15 credit module plus housing £146 per week - check for 2015 update)
JULY 
G U I D E D   H O U S E   T O U R  
PRESTON MANOR
 (End of Preston Park, Brighton) Free parking, buses stop nearby, Preston Park railway station nearby
"HIDDEN HOUSE"- behind the scenes tour
Friday 17 July  11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
also , Wednesday 26 August
C Sarah Tobias 2011
Unique guided tour. Discover hidden rooms and secret places not normally open to the public.
If you have ever visited a historic property and longed to go through that door marked ‘private’, now you can at Preston Manor! Sarah Tobias has devised a fascinating 'backstage' tour - not on the public route - taking you into rooms, corridors, vaulted cellars and up concealed staircases, to attics where female servants slept. 
Admission: £16 Members £13 includes tea & biscuits. Book in advance.
Tour guides Sarah Tobias and Paula Wrightson (Preston Manor Venue Manager)
  Book: 03000 290902
http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/whatson/pages/behindthescenesatprestonmanor.aspx
This is a popular tour which fills up quickly -twelve places only per tour - so book early.

Preston Manor, Brighton
HORRORS OF THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN

Saturday 18 July 11am
also Friday 7 August 2pm
New. Vermin, Poison and the scandal of contaminated food at this sit-down
talk and demonstration in a real Victorian kitchen exposes the dark side of
Mrs Beetons world.
Presented and guided by Paula Wrightson and Sarah Tobias
Fee £10 members £8 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902

Preston Manor, Brighton
THE SECRET GARDEN

Friday 31 July, 11am, 2pm
also Thursday 27 August
New. Inspired by the much-loved Edwardian children's classic tale, this
enchanting costumed story-telling session is brought alive by objects to touch 
ending with a guided visit to a real secret garden.
Presented and guided by Paula Wrightson. Narrated by Sarah Tobias
Fee £6 adult £4.50 child includes Manor entry Members £5 & £3.50 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902

AUGUST
Preston Manor, Brighton
 (End of Preston Park, Brighton) Free parking, buses stop nearby, Preston Park railway station nearby)
HORRORS OF THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN

Friday 7 August 2pm
New. Vermin, Poison and the scandal of contaminated food at this sit-down
talk and demonstration in a real Victorian kitchen exposes the dark side of
Mrs Beetons world.
Presented and guided by Paula Wrightson and Sarah Tobias
Fee £10 members £8 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902

G U I D E D   H O U S E   T O U R  
PRESTON MANOR
"HIDDEN HOUSE"- behind the scenes tour
Wednesday 26 August  11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
C Sarah Tobias 2011
Unique guided tour. Discover hidden rooms and secret places not normally open to the public.
If you have ever visited a historic property and longed to go through that door marked ‘private’, now you can at Preston Manor! Sarah Tobias has devised a fascinating 'backstage' tour - not on the public route - taking you into rooms, corridors, vaulted cellars and up concealed staircases, to attics where female servants slept. 
Admission: £16 Members £13 includes tea & biscuits. Book in advance.
Tour guides Sarah Tobias and Paula Wrightson (Preston Manor Venue Manager)
  Book: 03000 290902
http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/whatson/pages/behindthescenesatprestonmanor.aspx
This is a popular tour which fills up quickly -twelve places only per tour - so book early.

Preston Manor, Brighton
(End of Preston Park, Brighton) Free parking, buses stop nearby, Preston Park railway station nearby
THE SECRET GARDEN

Thursday 27 August, 11am, 2pm
New. Inspired by the much-loved Edwardian children's classic tale, this
enchanting costumed story-telling session is brought alive by objects to touch 
ending with a guided visit to a real secret garden.
Presented and guided by Paula Wrightson. Narrated by Sarah Tobias
Fee £6 adult £4.50 child includes Manor entry Members £5 & £3.50 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902

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Exciting Autumn 2015/Spring & Summer 2016 programme * 

Autumn 2015

Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Looking at Victorian Art: paintings as social history
1 day 19 September 10am-4pm Fee £40

City College, Pelham Street Brighton:
The Golden Summer: Edwardians 1890-1910 
10 weeks Monday 1.30-3.30pm start 21 September 2015
Ref COM142 Fee £115 - concessions for those on benefits £70/35
CHECK REF NO. WHEN BOOKING

Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Gorgeous Georgians: A short introduction to the long Georgian period
(includes field trip to Royal Pavilion - tutor also guides there)
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm start 22 September 2015

Whitehawk Inn Community Centre, Whitehawk, Brighton:
Post-War Britain 1945-1965
10 weeks Wednesday 1-3pm start 23 September 2015

Fortnightly Saturdays:
City College, Pelham Street Brighton:
The Novel as Social History 4: Post-war 1940s and 1950s 
5 sessions every other Saturday 11am-1pm start 26 September 2015
Ref COM076 Fee £60 - concessions for those on benefits £42/21
5 sessions every other Saturday 2-4pm start  26 September 2015
Ref COM314 Fee £60 - concessions for those on benefits £42/21
DOUBLE CHECK REF NOS. & TIMES WHEN BOOKING

Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
The Edwardians and Art Nouveau 1895-1914
1 day 3 October 10am-4pm Fee £40

Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Winter Customs, Christmas Traditions: a fascinating history
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm start 3 November 2015

Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Novels and Films of the Inter-war Years: a social and cultural history 1920-1939
5 weeks Tuesday 6.30-8.30pm start 3 November 2015


Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
A History of Christmas: Seasonal Festivities and Winter Customs
1 day 5 Decemer 10am-4pm Fee £40

Spring 2016
City College, Pelham Street Brighton:
Early 20c Britain: A Changing Society 1900-1914 
10 weeks Monday 1.30-3.30pm start 11 January 2016
Ref COM265 Fee £115 - concessions for those on benefits £70/35
CHECK REF NO. WHEN BOOKING

Fortnightly Saturdays:
City College, Pelham Street Brighton:
The Novel as Social History 5: 1950s and 1960s 
5 sessions every other Saturday 11am-1pm start 16 January 2016
Ref COM174 Fee £60 - concessions for those on benefits £42/21
CHECK REF NO. WHEN BOOKING


Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Culture and Society in the Interwar years 1918-1940
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm start 23 February 2016


Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Dancing on the Beach: Brighton and Britain between the Wars 1920s & 1930s
5 weeks Tuesday 6.30-8.30pm start 23 February 2016


Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Art Deco, Modernism and the Interwar Years 1918-1939
1 day 19 March 10am-4pm Fee £40
Summer 2016
City College, Pelham Street Brighton:
Keep the Home Fires Burning: Homefront in Wartime 1914-1918 
5 weeks 1.30-3.30pm start 11 April 2016
Ref COM091 Fee £60 - concessions for those on benefits £42/21
CHECK REF NO. WHEN BOOKING

Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Summer in the City
2 classroom sessions and 3 field trips
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm start 19 April 2016


Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Rock Around the Clock Tower: Post-war Brighton and Britain 
5 weeks Tuesday 6.30-8.30pm start 19 April 2016


Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Novels and Films of the Post-war Years (1945-1970)
1 day 14 May 10am-4pm Fee £40

Saturday
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton:
Summer Reading - literature as social history
1 day 18 June 10am-4pm Fee £40

JUNE-AUGUST 
International  Summer School
Sussex University 2016- International Summer School for students 18-24 years from non-uk countries
The London Look - Fashion & Style 1800-2015  
Session 1: 4 weeks 20 June-15 July
Field trips include: V&A Fashion Galleries, National Portrait Gallery, Brighton Museum Fashion Gallery
Tutors Dr Alexandra Loske & Sarah Tobias
(2014 fee £1435 for 15 credit module plus housing £146 per week - check for 2016 update)

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"DIDO'S LAMENT":  VICTORIAN RITUALS OF DEATH AND MOURNING

Short, hauntingly beautiful black and white film noir, on the superstitions and rituals associated with death and mourning, filmed in Woodvale Cemetery and Preston Manor, Brighton, and at Shoreham by DeadGood films



Written and produced by Valentina Lari & Sarah Tobias
Directed by award winning Valentina Lari  Music specially composed by glynne Cicada                                             
Featuring Sarah Tobias as The Grieving Widow/Narrator/Singing voice   

Screened May 2014 Corti Quatra Edizione Sicily Short Film Festival
December 2014 Cinecity 12th Film Festival Komedia Cinema, Brighton
 22 February  2015 Latest TV (Channel 8) can be viewed online
   
SCREENINGS 2015 TBA   
Preston Manor Friday 30 October evening event - shown on continuous loop in Macquoid Room 
where director Valentina Lari will be available for questions and discussion
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Sarah Tobias Dip Eur Hum, BA Hons, MA
 Lecturer in social, cultural and local (Brighton) history

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Venue Addresses, transport and refreshments
City College
Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA
Location:
Behind York Place & London Road, turn up Cheapside – Aldi supermarket on corner. Or, turn left in Trafalgar St walking down from Station.
Transport & Parking:
Lots of buses nearby.
Nearby car park, about 5 minutes walk.
Railway station few minutes walk
Refreshments and further information:
Restaurant. Tea and coffee bar on balcony of Main Building.
Coffee shops, small cafés and public houses in nearby London Road 
London Road and Trafalgar Street: many shops, some banks and supermarkets

Friends Centre
Brighton Junction, Isetta Square,35 New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GQ
Transport & Parking:
Brighton railway station nearby, buses stop in station, at end of Stroudley Road/Fleet Street and many buses in nearby London Road.
Car park behind London Road in Whitecross Street, another off New England Street.
No parking but area for disabled parking in front of main door- contact Centre first to arrange this.
Refreshments and further information:
Small cafe area

Preston Manor
Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD
Location:
Situated at end of Preston Park.
Transport & Parking:
Buses and rail nearby
Free parking outside and in adjacent street.
Refreshments:
No cafe. Refreshments provided by staff at some events where stated.
Chalet restaurant in park and public houses opposite

Whitehawk Inn Community Centre
Whitehawk Road Brighton, BN2 3NS
Transport & Parking:
Buses stop nearby and some outside venue
Metered street car parking
Refreshments:
Café and garden area
Further information:
Shops, Co-op, public library in same road.
Few minutes walk to sea, beach and Marina or East Brighton Park

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU

Sarah Tobias Dip Eur Hum, 
BA Hons, MA
Entertaining social/cultural/local historian.
Ask for details of talks/guided walks/visits for groups, clubs, societies.
Current list of 30+ topics
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R.I.P.