EXCITING EVENTS IN SUSSEX - ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL,
FUN AS WELL AS FACTUAL
Sarah Tobias, lecturer in social and cultural history
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FEBRUARY
ART DECO AND THE 'MODERNE' 1920-1939
We study the iconic and distinctive style that emerged, 1920s/30s. It reflected decadent, post-WWI
society. The smooth ‘Modernist’ style, based on classical and other influences, including the Egyptian; dominated all aspects of domestic and cultural life and was notable for its architecture and design. It utilized modern technology, materials, and electrical devices. It was also reflected in cinema and elegant fashion. We look at the period, social & cultural life and changes in work and living for all classes.
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm Friends Centre, Brighton start 24 February
Fee: £60/36 Course code 3698:
Tel: 01273 810210
FULL - due to demand, course is being repeated as below
ART DECO AND THE 'MODERNE' 1920-1939
5 weeks Monday 10.30am-12.30pm Friends Centre, Brighton
start 23 February Tel: 01273 810210 Fee: £60/36
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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 27 February, 20 March, 24 April 11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
MARCH
Preston Manor, Brighton
GHOSTS, THE VICTORIANS AND US
Saturday 7 March, Friday 17 April 2.30-4pm
A talk and tour investigating why Preston Manor has the enduring reputation
for being haunted. Includes original archive material, first-hand accounts
antique and modern.
Presented and guided by Sarah Tobias and Paula Wrightson (Preston Manor Creative Programme Manager)
Admission £15 members £12 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902
This will be popular - book early
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 20 March, 24 April 11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
Courses currently running:
THE EDWARDIANS - A GOLDEN AGE 1900-1914
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm Friends Centre, Brighton Junction start 13 January
Fee £60/36 Course code: 3702 Tel: 01273 810210
http://www.webenrol.com/friends/Default.asp?page=detail&courseCode=3702&cat=11&location=&locationCollection=0&
FULL
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITAIN 1901-1918The short Edwardian period - time of huge wealth, great poverty, old-age pensions, and the changing role of women: suffragettes and life on the WWI homefront taking on men's jobs in every sphere. Illustrated with slides, books, prints, film clips.
10 weeks Wednesday 1-3pm Whitehawk Inn Community Centre, Brighton start 14 January
Fee £75, £10 mtb other concessions available - please enquire Tel: 01273 682222
UNLEASHING THE GENIE: POWER AND GROWTH IN LATE VICTORIAN ENGLAND 1880-1900
Technology, electricity, science, the telephone, and the relentless advance of the human potential continued apace, hurtling toward the end of the Victorian era into a new, Edwardian age offering, what seemed like, limitless powers to change society in every direction.
9 weeks Monday 3.30-5.30pm Friends Centre, Brighton Junctionstart 19 January
Course run independently by tutor - contact direct fee £99 individual sessions £11
THE NOVEL AS SOCIAL HISTORY 3: THE INTER-WAR YEARS 1920-1940
We study the social and cultural history of the novel by exploring the background information we are absorbing unwittingly and which is not the main theme, but which gives us a deeper and clearer understanding of period and of everyday life. This term, we look at a wonderful wealth of reading from the inter-war years.
5 fortnightly Saturdays at City College, Pelham Street, Brighton starting 31 January 11am-1pm
Ref COM087 fee £65 Tel: 01273 667767 http://www.ccb.ac.uk/public/courses/adult/
FULL
APRIL
Preston Manor, Brighton
SPRINGTIME ASSORTMENT
Sunday 4 April 11am-1pm & 2-4.30pm
Pop-up history! Mini-talks, tours, demonstration and revelations as the house
opens its doors for a brand new season of activity.
Events free but donations welcome. House entry applies.
Presented and guided by Sarah Tobias and Paula Wrightson (Preston Manor Creative Programme Manager)
Book: 03000 290902
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GORGEOUS GEORGIANS - A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE LONG GEORGIAN PERIOD
A society of morals and manners - but what was hidden underneath? Georgian & Regency England - fashion, fops, suppers, secrets, gossip in pleasure gardens & beauties promenading. The social whirl in town, spa and seaside resort....and not only the dandies, darlings, princes and palaces of Regency life but also the underworld of pickpockets, pimps, prostitutes and body-snatchers! Also, Brighton - well known for its Georgian and Regency life popularised by Dr Russell and his sea cure and the flamboyant Prince Regent.
5 weeks Monday 10am-12pm Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton start 13 April
T: 01273 810210 £60/36 Course code: 3843
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SUMMER IN THE CITY: GETTING TO KNOW BRIGHTON
We study the fascinating history of Brighton in three classroom sessions and two field trips, getting to know our unique city. Your tutor will guide you to further places of interest so that you can stroll around and familiarise yourself during summer, discovering lots of hidden gems and understanding how Brighton evolved from a small Georgian fishing town to the vibrant seaside resort of today.
5 weeks Tuesday 10am-12pm: 3 classroom sessions and two field trips
Friends Centre, New England Street, Brighton start 14 April T: 01273 810210 £60/36 Course code: 3705
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TWENTIES AND THIRTIES BRITAIN
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10 weeks Wednesday 1-3pm Whitehawk Inn Community Centre, Brighton start 22 April
Fee £75, £10 mtb other concessions available - please enquire Tel: 01273 682222
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 24 April 11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
SATURDAY WORKSHOP
NOVELS AND FILMS OF THE INTER-WAR YEARS 1918-1939
We study the social and cultural history within the pages of novels and extracts of films of the post-WWI period, by viewing many books and film clips. There was a great wealth of literature, written in a new and modern style, and many fascinating films of this period which provide us with unwitting testimony of how people lived, worked, spent their leisure, how they formed relationships and dealt with various situations.. We can also see how fashion and etiquette changed and how the effects of World War One and other influences had changed people's perceptions and inspired them with aspirations for a better life.
City College, Pelham Street, Brighton
Saturday 18 April 11am-4pm Ref COM174 fee £35
Tel: 01273 667767 http://www.ccb.ac.uk/public/courses/adult/
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THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON: INTRODUCING THE EDWARDIANS 1900-1914
The short 'Golden Age' before 'the black pit of war' (as J.B. Priestley described it) that was to change the idyll of elegant living for the wealthy socialising on a grand scale, but also a tarnished age for the poor living in slums. We compare domestic, social and cultural life, including how paintings and literature depicted society. Selfridge's was founded in 1909 and invented the idea of shopping as a leisure time activity.
5 weeks Monday 1.30-3.30pm City College, Pelham Street, Brighton start 21 April
Ref COM 091 fee £65
Tel: 01273 667767 http://www.ccb.ac.uk/public/courses/adult/
Preston Manor, Brighton
THE 1915 HOUSE
Saturday 25 April 11am-12.45pm & 2-3.45pm
What was Brighton like 100 years ago? Discover how people lived,
what they ate and wore - and more.
Presented and guided by Sarah Tobias and Paula Wrightson (Preston Manor Creative Programme Manager)
Admission £15 members £12 book in advance
Book: 03000 290902
MAY
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
WOMEN IN WARTIME: HOMEFRONT WWI & WWII
We see how women coped admirably in both World War One and Two and how it changed their lives. From being housewives and mothers they became independent women working as well as looking after their homes. Daily life was turned upside-down, but the fighting spirit shone through! We look at many aspects of life on the home front – rationing, shelters, factory workers, “make do and mend”. Also included are readings from the diaries of women during both World Wars.
Friends Centre, Brighton Junction, New England Street
Saturday 16 May 10am-4pm Fee £40 Course code: 3706 Tel: 01273 810210 http://www.webenrol.com/friends/Default.asppage=detail&courseCode=3706&cat=11&location=&locationCollection=0&
JUNE
SUMMER READING- LITERATURE AS SOCIAL HISTORY
Books for summer reading: recommendations, discussion, background social history... and three novels to read before class. 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. Contact tutor for reading list.
Friends Centre, Brighton Junction, New England Street
Saturday 20 June 10am-4pm Fee £40 Course code: 3844
Tel: 01273 810210
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JULY-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
Art Deco, Cubism and Surrealism: British Art, Style and Design 1900-1939
Session 2: 4 weeks 20 July-21 August Field trips include Art Deco Eltham Palace
Tutors Dr Alexandra Loske & Sarah Tobias
(2014 fee £1435 for 15 credit module plus housing £146 per week - check for 2015 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
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)
   SCREENINGS 2015 - TV screenings at Preston Manor for 'Ghosts the Victorians and us' (details above) 7 March, 17 April
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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:
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.
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Current list of 30+ topics
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