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BMI Monday
Lectures - 2007
• Lectures Start at 1.00pm unless otherwise stated
Admission £1.00 – Members Free
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SOME DRAMATIC AND REAL PRACTITIONERS OF THE OCCULT I THE ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN PERIODS. Dee Cornwallis Doran
will consider some plays with magic and something of their historical context.
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THE COLOURFUL CAREER OF JOSEPH ALLDAY, Scapegoat for Municipal Backwardness.
Professor Roger Ward In 1875 the Town Council commissioned an official history of the Birmingham Corporation. A Committee of Three (Mayor Joseph Chamberlain, his brother-in-law William Kenrick and his successor as Mayour George Baker) appointed John Thackray Bunce, editor of The Birmingham Post and a leading Liberal and a close associate of Chamberlain to perform the task. Bunce duly delivered. His two volumes (1878 and 1885) rang with praise of Chamberlain and th e'new' Radicals. If his work had a hero, it also had an anti-hero, who has been lambasted by every historian of Birmingham's municipal history from that day to this. That man was Joseph Allday, almost as dominant in the politics of the Town Council in the 1850s as Chamberlain was to be in the 1870s. Allday, and the 'Economicsts' had been in Bunce's judgement, a prime cause of the backwardness that Chamberlain so spectacularly overtunred. Myth or reality? In this lecture Professor Roger Ward will explore the life and times of Joseph Allday.
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JUNE O2
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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON POVERTY. Rianne Tam Veen will discuss the issue in the Dianne Stableforth Memorial Lecture.
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THE USES AND ABUSES OF PSYCHOLOGY. The psychologist David Moore, who is researching the psychological aspects of children's conceptual thinking in the realm of earth science gives an overview of the use of psychology prior to running a psychology course at the Institute beginning in October 2008.
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'CHARLES DICKENS : SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT' Dr Tony Williams, giving the annual Dickens Fellowship lecture, examines Dickens's work as a journalist and reporter. Dr Wiliams as associate editor of The Dickensian and a former joint secretary of the International Dickens Fellowship is presently researc fellow in humanities at the University of Buckingham.
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THE UNIQUE DIARY OF HENRY FERRERS LORD OF BADDESLEY CLINTON. (1564-1633) John Jarman the archivist of Baddesley advises that this lecture is only for the broadminded.
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FRANZ LISZT AND COMPANY. Geoffrey Duggan a regular lecturer in music at the Institute, takes a look at the man his music and his world. |
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ADMISSION £1 - MEMBERS FREE
The lecture programme may be subject to change without notice.
Tea, coffe and refreshments are available in the Coffee Lounge at the BMI.
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BMI Friday
Morning Club -
2008
The
Friday Morning Club meet from 11.00am - 12.00 noon every Friday
and offers a selection of musical, literary and video presentations.
The second Friday of each month is reserved for informal poetry
readings on subjects chosen by members.
All
members of the BMI are welcome to attend free of charge.
For members of the public there is an admission charge of £1.00.
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Les Cottrell --Gardens through the Seasons
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Random
Readings |
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Rupert Hotton - A Good Read
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Bill Hales - The Films and Books of Dirk Bogart |
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John Smith - Countries and Islands, a Musical Journey |
June 06
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George Wallis and Tony Cross - Elgar Dream of Gerontius. "Such stuff as dreams are made on"
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Random Readings |
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Glenda Willis - Music Programme |
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Social Coffee Morning
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NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST
NEXT MEETING 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
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Meeting of
Affiliated Societies
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THE
ALLIANCE OF LITERARY SOCIETIES
The
Alliance of Literary Societies AGM is hosted each year by a member
society celebrating an anniversary, and anyone interested in literature
is welcome.
Contact: Hon. Sec. Rosemary Culley, 22 Belmont Grove, Havant,
Hants, PO9 3PU.
Tel: 023 9247 5855, Fax: 0870 056 0330, Web: www.sndc.demon.co.uk/als.htm
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BIRMINGHAM
PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION
Meetings
held most Wednesdays at 6.30pm. |
BIRMINGHAM
AND MIDLAND SOCIETY FOR GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY
A
friendly society formed to further the study of family history and
heraldry. Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month
(exc. August) at 7.30pm at the BMI. Visitors always welcome.
For more information plese contact the General Secretary0121 680 8661 |
BRITISH
RUSSIAN SOCIETY (MIDLANDS)
Society for people with an interest in Russia and
Eastern Europe. Meetings are held every 1 - 2 months at the BMI.
These usually involve a guest speaker. More info: 01926 429 254. |
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DICKENS
FELLOWSHIP
Meetings
held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm
More info: 0121 357 6593.
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INSTITUTE
RAMBLERS
Rambles
are held on the first and third Saturdays of the month.
More info: 0121 440 0650. |
MIDLAND
SPACEFLIGHT SOCIETY
An informal group of space enthusiasts.
More info:
www.midspace.org.uk |
MOSELEY
AND DISTRICT UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION
Moseley and District UNA is part of the Central
Region of UNA. |
OLTON
RECORD MUSIC SOCIETY. Wednesdays at 1.00pm. In conjunction with the BMI, offers a relaxing hour of recorded classical music. The programme, introduced by members, are a mixture of popular favourites and slightly lesser known works. Requests are welcomed, as are new presenteers. Simply come along and join us on any Wednesday or ring George Wallis (0121 744 1000) for more information.
Concerts of recorded classical music are held
on Wednesdays at 1.00pm, at the BMI.
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