Special Interest Days
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Tuesday 11th March 2025 at The Henley Rugby Club 10.00am - 3.00pm. (Booking Thursday 16th January 2025). Coffee on arrival. 1st Lecture 10.45am - 11.45am. 2nd Lecture 12.00pm to 1.00pm. Sandwich lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm. 3rd Lecture 2.00pm - 3.00pm. approximately. Free parking.Lecturer: Chris AslanUnravelling the Silk Road  Wool, silk and cotton (pictured above) have each played a crucial role in the fortunes of Central Asia.
Wool created the clothing and housing needed by the great nomadic cultures that were to dominate Middle Asia.
 Silk was more valuable than gold and used as currency, creating a network of trading routes that led to the first outbreak of globalisation. Cotton was the cause of Russian and then Soviet Colonisation and continues to cause controversy today as well as human misery and environmental catastrophe.
 Afghans travelling to the Pamir Mountains (Afghanistan), site of the ancient Silk Road, c.1800; a 19th-century colour lithography. Photo © North Wind Pictures/Bridgeman Images (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
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Friday 6th June 2025 at The Henley Rugby Club. 10.00am - 3.00pm. (Booking Thursday 17th April 2025). Coffee from 10.00am. First Lecture 10.45am - 11.45am. Second Lecture 12.00pm - 1.00pm. 1.00pm - 2.00pm Sandwich lunch. Third Lecture 2.00pm - 3.00pm approximately. Free parking.Lecturer: Timothy WalkerFrom Monochrome to Polychrome - How Colour Transformed the Art of Garden Design
Colour only became important in English gardens from the end of the 18th century. Prior to this, gardens worldwide were largely green. These three lectures propose that garden borders and contemporary painting evolved along parallel lines in the last 150 years and will look at the relationship between fine art, gardening and science.
The First Session 10:45am – 11:45am:
Broadening the Palette: This lecture explores the creation of gardens from Medieval times to the end of the 19th century. It includes gardens from Europe, Asia, and America, as well as England.
The Second Session 12:15pm – 1:00pm:
Seeing the Light: The story now looks at the use of colour by humans in everyday life and gardening and art from 30,000 to the present day.
Lunch 1.00pm – 2:00pm Third Session 2:00pm – 3.00pm:
Planting the Picture: The final lecture picks up the story from part one at the start of the 20th century and examines the process of, and motivation for creating living works of fine art in the garden.
 Oxford Botanic Garden
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Thursday 6th November 2025 at The Henley Rugby Club.10.00am - 3.00pm. (Booking Thursday 18th September 2025). Coffee from 10.00am. 1st lecture 10.45am - 11.45am. 2nd lecture 12.00pm - 1.00pm. Sandwich lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm. 3rd lecture 2.00pm - 3.00pm approximately. Free parking.Lecturer: John SnelsonI Know It So Well: Classical Musicals and their Inescapable Hit Songs
Stage musicals have long been a source of some of the most well-known and lasting popular songs. This day explores how these hit songs spread from the stage into shared culture. Using sound, video and live demonstration/performance from the keyboard, examples range from Edwardian musical comedy and Broadway classics to the concert hall, jazz clubs and the pop charts. Such classic creators as Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Noel Gay, Lionel Bart, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim feature in this celebration of musical theatre on stage and beyond. Most of his work has revolved around helping people discover what is so fascinating and engaging in music and particularly in musical theatre and opera. His talks and lectures are all about sharing discoveries and passion, especially if there is a piano on hand for demonstrations. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)
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TASH Special Interest Days Booking Arrangements
Bookings are at the lecture from two months ahead of the Special Interest Day, or by contacting me.
The charge for these Special Interest Days reflects the cost of the lecturer, the venue and refreshments/lunch. Please note that bookings are not valid until payment has been received.
