Programme of Speakers for the 2021/2022 season
Until further notice lectures will take place at
the Kent & Canterbury Club, 17 Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3JB
Tel: 01227-462181
N.B. Free parking is available at the back of the Club.
Guest Fee for non members attending lectures is
£4.00
LECTURES WILL COMMENCE AT 7PM
PROMPTLY
2021
Thursday 28 October: Andrea Del Cornò (Italian specialist, The London Library)
“The Free Italian School of Hatton Garden” A school set up by Giuseppe
Mazzini in 1841 for the impoverished Italian children of Victorian
London
Thursday 25 November: Ross King (Writer
& Art historian)
“Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling” –
The story of
four extraordinary years that Michelangelo spent on the Sistine
Chapel scaffolding and, outside, the upheaval of 16th century
Rome.
Christmas Break
2022
Sunday 06 February: “Festa della Befana” – Lunch for members and friends at Café du Soleil
5 Pound Lane, Canterbury CT2 8AA Tel: 01227 479999, 12 noon for 12:30.
Thursday 24 February: Michael Starks (Writer & Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford )
“Understanding Ravenna" - The story of the city’s
unique experience as the capital of the Western Roman Empire and
its cultural contribution to the Kingdom of
Italy.
Thursday 24 March: Susan Kikoler (Honorary Director, British-Italian Society)
“Saints Days in
Sicily” –
A double Saints festivity in Palazzolo Acreide.
April Break (Easter
Sunday is 17thApril)
Thursday 26 May: Dr Alexander Lee (Warwick University)
“Machiavelli. His life and times” –
The story of one of the most controversial figures
of Western political thought of the Renaissance.
Thursday 23 June: “Summer Garden Party” (Bring & Share) at 6.30pm. (Food only) – Drinks to be paid for available from the Bar. To be held at: Tower House, Westgate Gardens, Canterbury CT1 2DB - Free parking available on site.
