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  1. Superpowers with elephants: the battle of Raphia, 217 BCE
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 8 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Michael Bloomfield
    The decisive battle fought at Raphia in 217 B.C. between the two Hellenistic kings Ptolemy IV of Egypt and Antiochus III of Syria saw the clash of armies drawn from across the ancient world, with elephants and cavalry, transforming the world order.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
  2. French 1/2: sing to improve your French
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 8 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Trista Selous
    Summer and the holidays are coming! Let’s sing in French to celebrate.







    Sing your way to better French pronunciation, grammar and cultural knowledge with this fun workshop based on simple songs that French speakers learn as children. Suitable if you have recently started studying French or have an equivalent knowledge of the language.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
  3. Pilates: Foam Roller Workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 8 Jun 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Caroline Ings-Chambers
    The foam roller is a convenient and versatile piece of equipment for mobilising and toning the whole body. By the end of this workshop, you will have the basic skills to exercise effectively using a foam roller.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
  4. Retirement for beginners: volunteering - a world of opportunity
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jenny Bardwell
    If you are not sure how to find your ideal volunteering role, but want to pass on some of your hard-won skills, experience and knowledge, this course will give you some ideas and contacts for further exploration.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
  5. French 1/2: le 14 juillet en chansons
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 13 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Trista Selous
    Come to celebrate 14th July with songs. From La Marseillaise to La Carmagnole, enjoy singing and learning famous revolutionary French songs. Any level welcome.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
  6. Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  7. Discover Welsh
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jack Pulman-Slater
    Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and get some pronunciations tips and guidance. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  8. French taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 25 Jul 2024 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Yolande Mallet De Chauny
    Get a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
  9. Saxophone taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarha Moore
    Discover how a saxophone class works, and learn about embouchure, breathing, and fingering. Bring your tenor or alto saxophone to this session.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
    Rating:
    80% of 100
  10. Yoga retreat afternoon
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Madlyn Ray-Jones
    Treat yourself to an afternoon of yoga to move, restore, and deeply relax and create more ease in the body and the mind. Practice asanas, meditation, mindfulness, breathing practices, and Yoga Nidra. Everyone is welcome.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
  11. Drum kit taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Mark Huggett
    Spend time with our drumming tutor, meet the drum kit, and - if you have sticks and a practice pad - come and play.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
  12. Folk and pop guitar taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 Aug 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jeff Rodrigues
    Learn the essential chords that will begin your guitar career, and develop the motor skill to strum pop songs. Please bring an acoustic guitar.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
  13. Classical guitar taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 Aug 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jeff Rodrigues
    Enjoy this introduction to playing classical guitar. Please bring a nylon-strung guitar.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
  14. Film studies taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paul Sutton
    Learn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a working example of a City Lit Film Studies class. In this class we will view and explore clips from a number of films, including popular remakes, enabling us to consider and compare themes and techniques from differing filmmaking countries. There will be a chance to review – in brief – film courses at City Lit (September - December 2024).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
  15. Literature taster
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Patricia Sweeney
    Do you want to explore how to go about understanding a poem? How to do a close reading of a work of fiction? Come and find out what makes a literature class at City Lit so special.







    The course also presents an overview of our literature offering for term one in fiction, poetry, drama and literary non-fiction (September- December 2024).
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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    90% of 100
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