WINTER YOGA RETREAT: TOWARDS A PERSONAL PRACTICE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAlongside the practical practices and breathwork this course give the opportunity to explore the benefits of this accessible approach to yoga, adapted to the individuals ability and need. All levels welcome. Amanda Oakes Residential: £305 Non-residential: £220
LACE AS YOU LIKE IT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHave you ever wondered about how lace is made? Would you like to learn this fascinating craft? All abilities are welcome, from complete beginner through to advanced. Want to try a lace type that you have not made before? Most of the many different lace types can be accommodated in the class. If you have a
FULLY BOOKED: WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES FOR BEGINNERS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLearn how to paint a simple but effective landscape including skies, hills, trees, hedgerows and other landscape features. This is suitable for beginners and for intermediate levels who want to brush up their technique. It is a taught course using step-by-step demonstrations and individual help is given throughout. Jane Beech Residential: £325 Non-residential: £240 includes
LACE AS YOU LIKE IT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHave you ever wondered about how lace is made? Would you like to learn this fascinating craft? All abilities are welcome, from complete beginner through to advanced. Want to try a lace type that you have not made before? Most of the many different lace types can be accommodated in the class. If you have
WINTER LANDSCAPE: SKETCHING AND PAINTING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor the artist, mid-winter offers unique qualities of light, colour and pattern despite the short daylight hours and challenging weather. On this course we will go to accessible northern Lake District landscape locations to explore these qualities in sketching. I will then help you to develop expressive studio responses in both drawing and painting. Through
DISCOVERING PEN AND INK
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCreate textures, tonal areas and decorative patterns in pen and ink, then combine them to create a finished drawing. With demos throughout and access to a variety of pens to experiment with, by the end you should be able to handle your materials with confidence. Jane Beech Residential: £305 Non-residential: £220
MODERN ROMANCE: KURT SCHWITTERS IN THE LAKES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJoin our principal Dr Lizzie Fisher to revisit her recent research on the late work of Kurt Schwitters, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century who spent his final years in the Lake District. During this brief but intensely productive time, and despite terrible ill health, Schwitters made over 300 works, performed
FULLY BOOKED: 17TH & 18TH CENTURY CHAMBER MUSIC WORKSHOP
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor pre-formed chamber groups (with or without singer) who should bring at least 4 pieces to work on which can be at varying stages of readiness. Work at 415 or 440Hz, with availability of one harpsichord playable at either pitch, plus Higham's transposable electric pianos. Tutors' recital on Saturday evening, with an informal participants' concert
A RECITAL BY EDEN BAROQUE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTo Welcome Spring: expressive arias and upbeat instrumental music from the 17th & 18th centuries to put a positive spring in our collective steps. Programme includes music by Vivaldi, Rameau, Handel, Purcell and Telemann. Eden Baroque are Michael Sanderson baritone, baroque violin & viola, and Katharine May harpsichord. Tickets £18 or £32 for 2. Includes a glass
FULLY BOOKED: THE AXE FACTOR: EXPLORING NEOLITHIC STONE AXE PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE AND COMMUNICATION
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomSix thousand years ago, the Central Lake District was the focus of an intensive production process with a wide distribution network. A very particular type of stone, which outcropped around the highest fells, was much sought after by Neolithic communities. They quarried, shaped, and polished it to create valuable axe-heads that were traded throughout Britain