THE UNKNOWN OPERAS: A TOUR DOWN UMFAMILIAR ROADS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Giuseppe Verdi wrote some of the most celebrated operas ever known. Many of us have never heard some of his pre-fame magical works. Of around thirty stage works, seven or 

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PAINTING THE SEA: CUMBRIA’S WEST COAST

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Cumbria's west coast offers a varied subject for the landscape artist. Join professional landscape painter Lionel Playford on a journey of discovery in outdoor sketching and studio painting visiting old 

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PHILOSOPHY: DEATH, GOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

In this introduction to existentialism and the philosophy of religion, we eschew traditional approaches to questions of life’s meaning and God’s existence. Instead, we explore profound, historical and yet underdiscussed 

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FULLY BOOKED: PEWTERWORK (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Come and learn to give form and texture to flat sheet metal. Popularised by the Arts and Crafts Movement, pewterwork uses no heat, heavy tools, or machinery. Simple hand-held tools 

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WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES FOR BEGINNERS (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Learn how to paint a simple but effective landscape, including skies, hills, trees, hedgerows and other landscape features including adding buildings to the landscape. Suitable for beginner and intermediate levels 

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SKETCHBOOK: FAST AND LOOSE!

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Artful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook. Be introduced to new ways of seeing objects, recording your impressions and using your sketchbook 

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CERAMIC SCULPTURE: GET A-HEAD!

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Make face and head sculptures up to 30cm tall to be glazed and fired in a raku kiln at the end.  Make a single larger piece using Cumbrian brick clay, 

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FULLY BOOKED: WAGNER: THE EASY WAY

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

People often keep Wagner at arm's length. Avoiding 'heavy' sounds and 'longueurs', this course aims to make his music approachable, with scenes and excerpts from across his operas. Throughout, the 

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